Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Coma Cluster of Galaxies

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 26, 2018 is “The Coma Cluster of Galaxies,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Russ Carroll , Robert Gendler , & Bob Franke ; Dan Zowada Memorial Observatory. The original explanation runs about 125 words.

The Coma Cluster of Galaxies
Credit: Image Credit: Russ Carroll , Robert Gendler , & Bob Franke ; Dan Zowada Memorial Observatory Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Almost every object in the above photograph is a galaxy. The Coma Cluster of Galaxies pictured here is one of the densest clusters known – it contains thousands of galaxies .”

— APOD editors, March 26, 2018

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 26, 2018
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Russ Carroll , Robert Gendler , & Bob Franke ; Dan Zowada Memorial Observatory
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 125 words

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Topics in this entry

Galaxies

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Source

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