Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Portrait of NGC 1055

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 24, 2020 is “Portrait of NGC 1055,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh). The original explanation runs about 149 words.

Portrait of NGC 1055
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the aquatically intimidating constellation Cetus . Seen edge-on, the island universe spans over 100,000 light-years, a little larger than our own Milky Way galaxy.”

— APOD editors, December 24, 2020

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 24, 2020
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 149 words

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Source

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