Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
The Antennae
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 29, 2011 is “The Antennae,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Acquisition and data reduction – Andrey Oreshko (Elena Remote Observatory), Processing – Dietmar Hager ( stargazer-observatory )). The original explanation runs about 120 words.
From the explanation
“Some 60 million light-years away in the southerly constellation Corvus , two large galaxies collided . But the stars in the two galaxies, cataloged as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 , don’t collide in the course of the ponderous event , lasting hundreds of millions of years.”
— APOD editors, April 29, 2011
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
Advertisement
At a glance
- Date
- April 29, 2011
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Acquisition and data reduction – Andrey Oreshko (Elena Remote Observatory), Processing – Dietmar Hager ( stargazer-observatory )
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 120 words