Astronomy Picture of the Day · August 25, 2006

Blue Lagoon

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 25, 2006 is “Blue Lagoon,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Russell Croman). The original explanation runs about 155 words.

From the explanation

“Stars come and go as you slide your cursor over this engaging image of M8, aka the Lagoon Nebula . Of course, the nebula is itself a star-forming region , but the stars that appear and disappear here include background and foreground stars that by chance lie along the same line of sight.”

— APOD editors, August 25, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: August 25, 2006
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Russell Croman
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 155 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, August 25, 2006 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2006-august-25-blue-lagoon

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