Astronomy Picture of the Day · April 27, 2005

The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 27, 2005 is “The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Jim Misti ( Misti Mountain Observatory )). The original explanation runs about 151 words.

From the explanation

“These are galaxies of the Hercules Cluster , an archipelago of “island universes” a mere 650 million light-years distant. This cluster is loaded with gas and dust rich, star forming, spiral galaxies but has relatively few elliptical galaxies , which lack gas and dust and the associated newborn stars .”

— APOD editors, April 27, 2005

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: April 27, 2005
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Jim Misti ( Misti Mountain Observatory )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 151 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, April 27, 2005 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2005-april-27-the-hercules-cluster-of-galaxies

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