Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 23, 2006

The LMC Galaxy in Glowing Gas

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 23, 2006 is “The LMC Galaxy in Glowing Gas,” an image. It is credited to Credit: C. Smith , S. Points , the MCELS Team and NOAO / AURA / NSF. The original explanation runs about 187 words.

From the explanation

“What goes on inside of a galaxy? To help find out, astronomers from the Magellanic Cloud Emission Line Survey team imaged our neighboring LMC galaxy in spectacular detail and highlighted very specific colors of light emitted by glowing gas.”

— APOD editors, January 23, 2006

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At a glance

Date: January 23, 2006
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: C. Smith , S. Points , the MCELS Team and NOAO / AURA / NSF
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 187 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 23, 2006 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2006-january-23-the-lmc-galaxy-in-glowing-gas

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