Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 22, 2010 is “Hidden Galaxy IC 342,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Ed Henry ( Hay Creek Observatory )). The original explanation runs about 142 words.

Hidden Galaxy IC 342
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ed Henry ( Hay Creek Observatory ) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Similar in size to other large, bright spiral galaxies, IC 342 is a mere 7 million light-years distant in the long-necked, northern constellation Camelopardalis .”

— APOD editors, December 22, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 22, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ed Henry ( Hay Creek Observatory )
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 142 words

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Source

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