Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Pleiades and Stardust

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 14, 2009 is “Pleiades and Stardust,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo (Deep Sky Colors)). The original explanation runs about 141 words.

Pleiades and Stardust
Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo (Deep Sky Colors) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster? Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the Pleiades can be seen without binoculars from even the depths of a light-polluted city .”

— APOD editors, October 14, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 14, 2009
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo (Deep Sky Colors)
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 141 words

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