Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Hydrogen in M51
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 11, 2010 is “Hydrogen in M51,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: CAHA , Descubre Foundation , DSA , OAUV , Vicent Peris ( OAUV / PixInsight ), Jack Harvey ( SSRO ), Steven Mazlin ( SSRO ), Carlos Sonnenstein ( Valkanik ), Juan Conejero ( PixInsight ).). The original explanation runs about 134 words.
From the explanation
“Perhaps the original spiral nebula, M51 is a large galaxy, over 60,000 light-years across, with a readily apparent spiral structure . Also cataloged as NGC 5194, M51 is a part of a well-known interacting galaxy pair, its spiral arms and dust lanes clearly sweeping in front of companion galaxy NGC 5195 (top).”
— APOD editors, June 11, 2010
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- June 11, 2010
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit & Copyright: CAHA , Descubre Foundation , DSA , OAUV , Vicent Peris ( OAUV / PixInsight ), Jack Harvey ( SSRO ), Steven Mazlin ( SSRO ), Carlos Sonnenstein ( Valkanik ), Juan Conejero ( PixInsight ).
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 134 words