Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 28, 2020 is “NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Data – Martin Pugh , Processing – Mark Hanson). The original explanation runs about 124 words.
From the explanation
“Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunting their young, bright, blue star clusters in beautiful, symmetric spiral arms. But small galaxies form stars too, like nearby NGC 6822, also known as Barnard’s Galaxy .”
— APOD editors, November 28, 2020
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- November 28, 2020
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Data – Martin Pugh , Processing – Mark Hanson
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 124 words