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“Thousands of Coma Cluster Galaxies” is copyrighted by Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Anglo-Australian Observatory, and AURA Explanation: Almost every object in the above photograph is a galaxy. The Coma Cluster of galaxies pictured is a dense cluster containing many thousands of galaxies. Many of these galaxies contain as many stars as our own Milky Way Galaxy. Although nearby when compared to most other clusters, light from the Coma Cluster still takes hundreds of millions of years to reach us. In fact, the Coma Cluster is so big it takes light millions of years just to go from one side to the other! This picture was created at the WWW site Skyview, a "virtual observatory" where it is possible to view any part of the sky in wavelengths from radio to gamma-ray. Tomorrow's picture: The Large Cloud of Magellan | Archive | Glossary | Education | About APOD | Astronomy Picture of the Day (TM) is created and copyrighted in 1995 by Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell who are solely responsible for its content.. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAlmost every point of light in this image is a galaxy. This is the Coma Cluster, a dense collection of thousands of galaxies. Many of these galaxies contain as many stars as our own Milky Way. Light from the Coma Cluster takes hundreds of millions of years to reach us.
A galaxy at the edge of the Universe
ESO released this picture on 15 September 1995. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on 17 September 2012 Wide-field view of NGC 4634 and NGC 4633 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 17 September 2018 An explosive phoenix See it as a poster -
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Released on 17 September 2014 Hurricane Edouard See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 SEP 1995 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 SEP 1995.
Questions about September 17, 1995
What space photo was released on September 17, 1995?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 17, 1995 was "Thousands of Coma Cluster Galaxies". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on September 17, 1995?
A last quarter moon, about 47% lit.
What day of the week was September 17, 1995?
September 17, 1995 was a Sunday, day 260 of the 365 days in 1995.
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