Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 15, 2007

Messier 96

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 15, 2007 is “Messier 96,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Adam Block ( Caelum Observatory ), Acknowledgment: R. Jay GaBany). The original explanation runs about 149 words.

From the explanation

“Dust lanes seem to swirl around the core of Messier 96 in this colorful, detailed portrait of the beautiful island universe . Of course M96 is a spiral galaxy , and counting the faint arms extending beyond the brighter central region it spans 100 thousand light-years or so, about the size of our own Milky Way.”

— APOD editors, June 15, 2007

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: June 15, 2007
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Adam Block ( Caelum Observatory ), Acknowledgment: R. Jay GaBany
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 149 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 15, 2007 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2007-june-15-messier-96

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