Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Dwarf Galaxies in the Coma Cluster
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 31, 2007 is “Dwarf Galaxies in the Coma Cluster,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Leigh Jenkins, Ann Hornschemeier ( Goddard Space Flight Center ) et al. , JPL-Caltech , SDSS , NASA. The original explanation runs about 145 words.
From the explanation
“In visible light images, over a thousand galaxies are seen to lie within a volume about 20 million light-years across in the rich Coma Galaxy Cluster . But infrared images of the Coma Cluster have now been used to add thousands more to the Coma’s galaxy count in the form of previously undiscovered dwarf galaxies.”
— APOD editors, May 31, 2007
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- May 31, 2007
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Leigh Jenkins, Ann Hornschemeier ( Goddard Space Flight Center ) et al. , JPL-Caltech , SDSS , NASA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 145 words