Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

One Million Galaxies

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 27, 2010 is “One Million Galaxies,” an image. It is credited to Credit: 2MASS , T. H. Jarrett , J. Carpenter, & R. Hurt. The original explanation runs about 109 words.

One Million Galaxies
Credit: 2MASS , T. H. Jarrett , J. Carpenter, & R. Hurt Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Are the nearest galaxies distributed randomly? A plot of over one million of the brightest “extended sources” detected by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) shows that they are not.”

— APOD editors, December 27, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 27, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: 2MASS , T. H. Jarrett , J. Carpenter, & R. Hurt
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 109 words

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