Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Thackeray's Globules

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 12, 2012 is “Thackeray's Globules,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: T. Rector ( U. Alaska Anchorage ), & N.S. van der Bliek ( NOAO / AURA / <a NSF )). The original explanation runs about 189 words.

Thackeray's Globules
Credit & Copyright: T. Rector ( U. Alaska Anchorage ), & N.S. van der Bliek ( NOAO / AURA / <a NSF ) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“These are larger dust bunnies than you will find under your bed. Situated in rich star fields and glowing hydrogen gas, these opaque clouds of interstellar dust and gas are so large they might be able to form stars.”

— APOD editors, June 12, 2012

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 12, 2012
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: T. Rector ( U. Alaska Anchorage ), & N.S. van der Bliek ( NOAO / AURA / <a NSF )
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 189 words

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Source

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