Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
The Seahorse of the Large Magellanic Cloud
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 23, 2009 is “The Seahorse of the Large Magellanic Cloud,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , ESA , and M. Livio ( STScI ). The original explanation runs about 135 words.
From the explanation
“It may look like a grazing seahorse , but the dark object toward the image right is actually a pillar of smoky dust about 20 light years long. The curiously-shaped dust structure occurs in our neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud , in a star forming region very near the expansive Tarantula Nebula .”
— APOD editors, March 23, 2009
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- March 23, 2009
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: NASA , ESA , and M. Livio ( STScI )
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 135 words