Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 17, 2014

M83 Star Streams

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 17, 2014 is “M83 Star Streams,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: R. Gendler, D. Martinez-Delgado ( ARI-ZAH, Univ. Heidelberg ) D. Malin (AAO) , NAOJ , ESO , HLA – Assembly and Processing: Robert Gendler). The original explanation runs about 155 words.

From the explanation

“Big, bright, and beautiful, spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra .”

— APOD editors, January 17, 2014

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 17, 2014
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: R. Gendler, D. Martinez-Delgado ( ARI-ZAH, Univ. Heidelberg ) D. Malin (AAO) , NAOJ , ESO , HLA – Assembly and Processing: Robert Gendler
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 155 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 17, 2014 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2014-january-17-m83-star-streams

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