Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Large Magellanic Cloud Deep Field

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 9, 2008 is “A Large Magellanic Cloud Deep Field,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky ( ESO )). The original explanation runs about 125 words.

A Large Magellanic Cloud Deep Field
Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky ( ESO ) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Is this a spiral galaxy? No.”

— APOD editors, April 9, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 9, 2008
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky ( ESO )
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 125 words

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