Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 2, 2021 is “NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager , Eric Benson). The original explanation runs about 123 words.

NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager , Eric Benson Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

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, December 2, 2021

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 2, 2021
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager , Eric Benson
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 123 words

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Source

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