Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Barred Spiral Milky Way

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 25, 2005 is “Barred Spiral Milky Way,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: R. Hurt ( SSC ), JPL-Caltech , NASA Survey Credit: GLIMPSE Team. The original explanation runs about 163 words.

Barred Spiral Milky Way
Credit: Illustration Credit: R. Hurt ( SSC ), JPL-Caltech , NASA Survey Credit: GLIMPSE Team Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“A recent survey of stars conducted with the Spitzer Space Telescope is convincing astronomers that our Milky Way Galaxy is not just your ordinary spiral galaxy anymore. Looking out from within the Galaxy’s disk, the true structure of the Milky Way is difficult to discern.”

— APOD editors, August 25, 2005

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 25, 2005
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Illustration Credit: R. Hurt ( SSC ), JPL-Caltech , NASA Survey Credit: GLIMPSE Team
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 163 words

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