Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Central IC 1805

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 26, 2008 is “Central IC 1805,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Keith Quattrocchi). The original explanation runs about 131 words.

Central IC 1805
Credit & Copyright: Keith Quattrocchi Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Cosmic clouds seem to form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805. Of course, the clouds are sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars in the nebula’s newborn star cluster (aka Melotte 15).”

— APOD editors, July 26, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 26, 2008
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Keith Quattrocchi
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 131 words

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