Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 10, 2016 is “Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn ; Rollover Annotation: Judy Schmidt). The original explanation runs about 165 words.

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn ; Rollover Annotation: Judy Schmidt Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Planets, stars, nebulas and a galaxy — this impressive image has them all. Closest to home are the two planets Mars (right) and Saturn (center), visible as the two bright orange spots in the upper half of the featured image .”

— APOD editors, May 10, 2016

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 10, 2016
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn ; Rollover Annotation: Judy Schmidt
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 165 words

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Topics in this entry

MarsSaturnThe Milky WayNebulaeGalaxies

Topics are matched from words in the title and explanation.

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