Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 12, 2008 is “Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA ); Acknowledgement: A. Reiss et al. ( JHU ). The original explanation runs about 161 words.

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble
Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA ); Acknowledgement: A. Reiss et al. ( JHU ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Is this what our own Milky Way Galaxy looks like from far away? Similar in size and grand design to our home Galaxy (although without the central bar), spiral galaxy NGC 3370 lies about 100 million light-years away toward the constellation of the Lion ( Leo ).”

— APOD editors, October 12, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 12, 2008
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA ); Acknowledgement: A. Reiss et al. ( JHU )
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 161 words

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The Milky WayGalaxiesSupernovaeHubble Space Telescope

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