Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 8, 2015

M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 8, 2015 is “M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit: Subaru Telescope ( NAOJ ), Hubble Space Telescope , European Southern Observatory – Processing & Copyright: Robert Gendler). The original explanation runs about 159 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 . Prominent spiral arms traced by dark dust lanes and blue star clusters lend this galaxy its popular name, The Southern Pinwheel.”

— APOD editors, October 8, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: October 8, 2015
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit: Subaru Telescope ( NAOJ ), Hubble Space Telescope , European Southern Observatory – Processing & Copyright: Robert Gendler
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 159 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, October 8, 2015 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2015-october-8-m83-the-thousand-ruby-galaxy

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