Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 11, 2009 is “Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , ESA , SSC , CXC , and STScI. The original explanation runs about 200 words.

Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center
Credit: NASA , ESA , SSC , CXC , and STScI Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Where can a telescope take you? Four hundred years ago, a telescope took Galileo to the Moon to discover craters, to Saturn to discover rings, to Jupiter to discover moons, to Venus to discover phases, and to the Sun to discover spots.”

— APOD editors, November 11, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 11, 2009
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA , ESA , SSC , CXC , and STScI
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 200 words

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Topics in this entry

The MoonThe SunVenusJupiterSaturnGalaxies

Topics are matched from words in the title and explanation.

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Source

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