Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Messier 51 in 255 Hours
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 11, 2023 is “Messier 51 in 255 Hours,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: The Deep Sky Collective – Carl Björk , Thomas Bähnck, Sebastian Donoso, Jake Gentillon, Antoine and Dalia Grelin , Stephen Guberski, Richard Hall, Tino Heuberger, Jason Jacks, Paul Kent, Brian Meyers, William Ostling, Nicolas Puig, Tim Schaeffer, Felix Schöfbänker, Mikhail Vasilev). The original explanation runs about 158 words.
From the explanation
“An intriguing pair of interacting galaxies, M51 is the 51st entry in Charles Messier’s famous catalog. Perhaps the original spiral nebula , the large galaxy with whirlpool-like spiral structure seen nearly face-on is also cataloged as NGC 5194.”
— APOD editors, August 11, 2023
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- August 11, 2023
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: The Deep Sky Collective – Carl Björk , Thomas Bähnck, Sebastian Donoso, Jake Gentillon, Antoine and Dalia Grelin , Stephen Guberski, Richard Hall, Tino Heuberger, Jason Jacks, Paul Kent, Brian Meyers, William Ostling, Nicolas Puig, Tim Schaeffer, Felix Schöfbänker, Mikhail Vasilev
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 158 words