Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Filaments of the Cygnus Loop
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 28, 2020 is “Filaments of the Cygnus Loop,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA , W. Blair ; Acknowledgement: Leo Shatz. The original explanation runs about 175 words.
From the explanation
“What lies at the edge of an expanding supernova? Subtle and delicate in appearance, these ribbons of shocked interstellar gas are part of a blast wave at the expanding edge of a violent stellar explosion that would have been easily visible to humans during the late stone age , about 20,000 years ago.”
— APOD editors, September 28, 2020
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- September 28, 2020
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA , W. Blair ; Acknowledgement: Leo Shatz
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 175 words