Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Large Magellanic Cloud in Ultraviolet

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 10, 2013 is “The Large Magellanic Cloud in Ultraviolet,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: UV: NASA , Swift , S. Immler ( Goddard ) & M. Siegel ( Penn State ); Optical: Axel Mellinger ( CMU ). The original explanation runs about 154 words.

The Large Magellanic Cloud in Ultraviolet
Credit: Image Credit: UV: NASA , Swift , S. Immler ( Goddard ) & M. Siegel ( Penn State ); Optical: Axel Mellinger ( CMU ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Where are the hottest stars in the nearest galaxies? To help find out, NASA commissioned its Earth-orbiting Swift satellite to compile a multi-image mosaic of the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) galaxy in ultraviolet light.”

— APOD editors, June 10, 2013

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 10, 2013
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: UV: NASA , Swift , S. Immler ( Goddard ) & M. Siegel ( Penn State ); Optical: Axel Mellinger ( CMU )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 154 words

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