Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 29, 2008

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 29, 2008 is “Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Johannes Schedler ( Panther Observatory )). The original explanation runs about 123 words.

From the explanation

“Some 50 million light-years distant, spiral galaxy NGC 2841 can be found in the northern constellation of Ursa Major . This sharp view of the gorgeous island universe shows off a striking yellow nucleus and galactic disk with tightly wound spiral arms.”

— APOD editors, March 29, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 29, 2008
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Johannes Schedler ( Panther Observatory )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 123 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 29, 2008 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2008-march-29-spiral-galaxy-ngc-2841

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