Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Exploring the Antennae

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 28, 2017 is “Exploring the Antennae,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Data; Subaru, NAOJ , NASA/ESA/Hubble – Assembly and Processing; Roberto Colombari). The original explanation runs about 153 words.

Exploring the Antennae
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Data; Subaru, NAOJ , NASA/ESA/Hubble – Assembly and Processing; Roberto Colombari Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Some 60 million light-years away in the southerly constellation Corvus , two large galaxies are colliding . Stars in the two galaxies, cataloged as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 , very rarely collide in the course of the ponderous cataclysm that lasts for hundreds of millions of years.”

— APOD editors, April 28, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 28, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Data; Subaru, NAOJ , NASA/ESA/Hubble – Assembly and Processing; Roberto Colombari
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 153 words

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