Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 30, 2018

NGC 247 and Friends

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 30, 2018 is “NGC 247 and Friends,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: CHART32 Team , Processing – Johannes Schedler). The original explanation runs about 148 words.

From the explanation

“About 70,000 light-years across, NGC 247 is a spiral galaxy smaller than our Milky Way. Measured to be only 11 million light-years distant it is nearby though.”

— APOD editors, March 30, 2018

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 30, 2018
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: CHART32 Team , Processing – Johannes Schedler
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 148 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 30, 2018 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2018-march-30-ngc-247-and-friends

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