Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 11, 2005

Machholz Meets the Pleiades

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 11, 2005 is “Machholz Meets the Pleiades,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Stefan Seip). The original explanation runs about 142 words.

From the explanation

“Sweeping northward in planet Earth’s sky, comet Machholz extended its long ion tail with the Pleiades star cluster in the background on January 7th.”

— APOD editors, January 11, 2005

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 11, 2005
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Stefan Seip
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 142 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 11, 2005 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2005-january-11-machholz-meets-the-pleiades

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