Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
The Dark River to Antares
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 3, 2008 is “The Dark River to Antares,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Mximo Ruiz). The original explanation runs about 109 words.
From the explanation
“Connecting the Pipe Nebula to the bright star Antares is a flowing dark cloud nicknamed the Dark River . The murkiness of the Dark River is caused by absorption of background starlight by dust , although the nebula contains mostly hydrogen and molecular gas.”
— APOD editors, June 3, 2008
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- June 3, 2008
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit & Copyright: Mximo Ruiz
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 109 words