Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Cliffs
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 13, 2024 is “M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Cliffs,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: The Deep Sky Collective – Tim Schaeffer, Carl Björk, Steeve Body, Fabian Neyer, Aki Jain, Ryan Wierckx, Paul Kent, Brian Valente, Antoine & Dalia Grelin, Nicolas Puig, Stephen Guberski, Mike Hamende, Julian Shapiro, John Dziuba, Mikhail Vasilev, Bogdan Borz, Adrien Keijzer). The original explanation runs about 179 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, December 13, 2024
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- December 13, 2024
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: The Deep Sky Collective – Tim Schaeffer, Carl Björk, Steeve Body, Fabian Neyer, Aki Jain, Ryan Wierckx, Paul Kent, Brian Valente, Antoine & Dalia Grelin, Nicolas Puig, Stephen Guberski, Mike Hamende, Julian Shapiro, John Dziuba, Mikhail Vasilev, Bogdan Borz, Adrien Keijzer
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 179 words