Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Fornax Cluster in Motion

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 24, 2004 is “Fornax Cluster in Motion,” an image. It is credited to Credit: C. A. Scharf, D. R. Zurek, M. Bureau ( Columbia Univ. ), CXC , NASA. The original explanation runs about 165 words.

Fornax Cluster in Motion
Credit: C. A. Scharf, D. R. Zurek, M. Bureau ( Columbia Univ. ), CXC , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Reminiscent of popular images of the lovely Pleiades star cluster that lies within our own Milky Way Galaxy, this false-color x-ray view actually explores the center of a much more extended cosmic family — the Fornax cluster of galaxies some 65 million light-years away.”

— APOD editors, September 24, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 24, 2004
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: C. A. Scharf, D. R. Zurek, M. Bureau ( Columbia Univ. ), CXC , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 165 words

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Topics in this entry

The Milky WayGalaxiesStar clusters

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