Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 30, 2011

NGC 5584: Expanding the Universe

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 30, 2011 is “NGC 5584: Expanding the Universe,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , ESA , A. Riess (STScI/JHU), L. Macri (Texas A & M Univ.) et al. , Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA ). The original explanation runs about 163 words.

From the explanation

“Big, beautiful NGC 5584 is more that 50,000 light-years across and lies 72 million light-years away toward the constellation Virgo. The winding spiral arms of this gorgeous island universe are loaded with luminous young star clusters and dark dust lanes.”

— APOD editors, March 30, 2011

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At a glance

Date: March 30, 2011
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: NASA , ESA , A. Riess (STScI/JHU), L. Macri (Texas A & M Univ.) et al. , Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA )
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 163 words

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Galaxies Star clusters Hubble Space Telescope

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 30, 2011 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2011-march-30-ngc-5584-expanding-the-universe

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