Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Arp 94

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 9, 2013 is “Arp 94,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Obs. ) Collaboration: David Martinez-Delgado (MPIA, IAC), et al.). The original explanation runs about 136 words.

Arp 94
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Obs. ) Collaboration: David Martinez-Delgado (MPIA, IAC), et al. Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“This telescopic snapshot records a cosmic moment in the tumultuous lives of large spiral galaxy NGC 3227 and smaller elliptical NGC 3226.”

— APOD editors, October 9, 2013

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 9, 2013
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Obs. ) Collaboration: David Martinez-Delgado (MPIA, IAC), et al.
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 136 words

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Source

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