Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The North America and Pelican Nebulas

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 14, 2016 is “The North America and Pelican Nebulas,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Ezequiel Etcheverry). The original explanation runs about 143 words.

The North America and Pelican Nebulas
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ezequiel Etcheverry Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Here lie familiar shapes in unfamiliar locations . On the left is an emission nebula cataloged as NGC 7000, famous partly because it resembles our fair planet’s continent of North America .”

— APOD editors, June 14, 2016

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 14, 2016
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ezequiel Etcheverry
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 143 words

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