Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 17, 2009

IC 410 and NGC 1893

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 17, 2009 is “IC 410 and NGC 1893,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Jacob Bassøe). The original explanation runs about 126 words.

From the explanation

“Dusty emission nebula IC 410 lies about 12,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Auriga . The cloud of glowing gas is over 100 light-years across, sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from embedded open star cluster NGC 1893.”

— APOD editors, January 17, 2009

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At a glance

Date: January 17, 2009
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Jacob Bassøe
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 126 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 17, 2009 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2009-january-17-ic-410-and-ngc-1893

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