Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Markarian's Eyes

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 8, 2007 is “Markarian's Eyes,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Observatory )). The original explanation runs about 142 words.

Markarian's Eyes
Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Observatory ) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Across the heart of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster lies a string of galaxies known as Markarian’s Chain . Prominent in Markarian’s Chain are these two interacting galaxies, NGC 4438 (left) and NGC 4435 – also known as The Eyes.”

— APOD editors, June 8, 2007

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 8, 2007
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Observatory )
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 142 words

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