Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 8, 2017 is “Hidden Galaxy IC 342,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: T. Rector ( U. Alaska Anchorage ), H. Schweiker , WIYN , NOAO , AURA , NSF). The original explanation runs about 147 words.

Hidden Galaxy IC 342
Credit & Copyright: T. Rector ( U. Alaska Anchorage ), H. Schweiker , WIYN , NOAO , AURA , NSF Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is a mere 10 million light-years distant in the long-necked, northern constellation Camelopardalis .”

— APOD editors, July 8, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 8, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: T. Rector ( U. Alaska Anchorage ), H. Schweiker , WIYN , NOAO , AURA , NSF
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 147 words

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Source

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