Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Fomalhaut's Dusty Debris Disk

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 11, 2023 is “Fomalhaut's Dusty Debris Disk,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , Processing: András Gáspár (Univ. of Arizona), Alyssa Pagan ( STScI ), Science: A. Gáspár (Univ. of Arizona) et al.. The original explanation runs about 159 words.

Fomalhaut's Dusty Debris Disk
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , Processing: András Gáspár (Univ. of Arizona), Alyssa Pagan ( STScI ), Science: A. Gáspár (Univ. of Arizona) et al. Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Fomalhaut is a bright star, a 25 light-year voyage from planet Earth in the direction of the constellation Piscis Austrinus . Astronomers first noticed Fomalhaut’s excess infrared emission in the 1980s.”

— APOD editors, May 11, 2023

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 11, 2023
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , Processing: András Gáspár (Univ. of Arizona), Alyssa Pagan ( STScI ), Science: A. Gáspár (Univ. of Arizona) et al.
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 159 words

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