Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Stripping ESO 137-001

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 25, 2018 is “Stripping ESO 137-001,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CXC. The original explanation runs about 163 words.

Stripping ESO 137-001
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CXC Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Spiral galaxy ESO 137-001 hurtles through massive galaxy cluster Abell 3627 some 220 million light years away. The distant galaxy is seen in this colorful Hubble/Chandra composite image through a foreground of the Milky Way’s stars toward the southern constellation Triangulum Australe.”

— APOD editors, August 25, 2018

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 25, 2018
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CXC
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 163 words

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The Milky WayGalaxiesHubble Space Telescope

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