Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

North America and the Pelican

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 18, 2010 is “North America and the Pelican,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh). The original explanation runs about 152 words.

North America and the Pelican
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Here lie familiar shapes in unfamiliar locations . On the left is an emission nebula cataloged as NGC 7000, famous partly because it resembles our fair planet’s continent of North America.”

— APOD editors, December 18, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 18, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 152 words

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