Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Andromeda Through Gas and Dust

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 3, 2026 is “Andromeda Through Gas and Dust,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Nick Fritz Text: Keighley Rockcliffe ( NASA GSFC , UMBC CSST , CRESST II )). The original explanation runs about 201 words.

Wispy clouds of dust and gas in the Milky Way obscure the image. Milky Way stars are scattered across the image. Andromeda is a tight spiral of gas, dust, and stars that occupies the middle background. A couple smaller galaxies look like sm
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Nick Fritz Text: Keighley Rockcliffe ( NASA GSFC , UMBC CSST , CRESST II ) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Over 1000 years ago, Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi published humanity’s oldest known record of the Andromeda Galaxy in “The Book of Fixed Stars” ( Bodleian Library MS. Marsh 144 p.”

— APOD editors, June 3, 2026

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 3, 2026
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Nick Fritz Text: Keighley Rockcliffe ( NASA GSFC , UMBC CSST , CRESST II )
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 201 words

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Source

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