Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Two Million Galaxies

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 7, 2007 is “Two Million Galaxies,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: S. Maddox ( Nottingham U. ) et al. APM Survey , Astrophys. Dept. Oxford U.). The original explanation runs about 162 words.

Two Million Galaxies
Credit & Copyright: S. Maddox ( Nottingham U. ) et al. APM Survey , Astrophys. Dept. Oxford U. Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Our universe is filled with galaxies. Galaxies — huge conglomerations of stars , gas , dust — and mysterious dark matter are the basic building blocks of the large-scale universe .”

— APOD editors, October 7, 2007

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 7, 2007
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: S. Maddox ( Nottingham U. ) et al. APM Survey , Astrophys. Dept. Oxford U.
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 162 words

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Galaxies

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Source

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