Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Gamma Cas and Friends

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 24, 2009 is “Gamma Cas and Friends,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Processing – Noel Carboni , Imaging – Greg Parker, New Forest Observatory). The original explanation runs about 99 words.

Gamma Cas and Friends
Credit & Copyright: Processing – Noel Carboni , Imaging – Greg Parker, New Forest Observatory Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Gamma Cassiopeiae shines high in northern autumn evening skies. The brightest spiky star in this rich and colorful Milky Way starfield, bluish Gamma Cas marks the central peak in the W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia.”

— APOD editors, December 24, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 24, 2009
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Processing – Noel Carboni , Imaging – Greg Parker, New Forest Observatory
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 99 words

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Source

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