Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Yellow Balls in W33

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 31, 2015 is “Yellow Balls in W33,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. The original explanation runs about 197 words.

Yellow Balls in W33
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“0 microns observed by the Spitzer Space Telescope are mapped into visible colors red, green, and blue in this striking image. The cosmic cloud of gas and dust is W33, a massive starforming complex some 13,000 light-years distant, near the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy.”

— APOD editors, January 31, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
January 31, 2015
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 197 words

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