Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Shells of Stars in Elliptical Galaxy PGC 42871

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 29, 2018 is “Shells of Stars in Elliptical Galaxy PGC 42871,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive , NASA , ESA ; Processing & Copyright: Domingo Pestana). The original explanation runs about 153 words.

Shells of Stars in Elliptical Galaxy PGC 42871
Credit: Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive , NASA , ESA ; Processing & Copyright: Domingo Pestana Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“How do galaxies grow? To help find out, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed to image the unusual elliptical galaxy PGC 42871.”

— APOD editors, October 29, 2018

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 29, 2018
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive , NASA , ESA ; Processing & Copyright: Domingo Pestana
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 153 words

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