Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 6744 Close Up

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 31, 2018 is “NGC 6744 Close Up,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and the LEGUS team. The original explanation runs about 115 words.

NGC 6744 Close Up
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and the LEGUS team Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger than our own Milky Way . It lies some 30 million light-years distant in the southern constellation Pavo, its galactic disk tilted towards our line of sight.”

— APOD editors, May 31, 2018

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 31, 2018
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and the LEGUS team
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 115 words

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