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“The Small Cloud of Magellan” is copyrighted by Anglo-Australian Telescope Board Explanation: Almost unknown to casual observers in the northern hemisphere, the southern sky contains two diffuse wonders known as the Magellanic Clouds. The Magellanic Clouds are small irregular galaxies orbiting our own larger Milky Way spiral galaxy. The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), pictured here, is about 250,000 light years away and contains a preponderance of young, hot, blue stars indicating it has undergone a recent period of star formation. There is evidence that the SMC is actually two galaxies superposed to appear as one. The bright blob near the right hand edge of the frame is a globular cluster near the outskirts of the Milky Way. Tomorrow's picture: GL 105C: The Coolest Star? | Archive | Glossary | Education | About APOD | Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is created and edited in 1995 by Robert Nemiroff (GMU) and Jerry Bonnell (USRA). Specific rights may apply. Correspondence about APOD should be addressed to nemiroff@grossc.gsfc.nasa.gov or bonnell@grossc.gsfc.nasa.gov. A service of the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics (LHEA) at NASA/ GSFC Technical Rep: Sherri Calvo, 301-286-5668, sherri.calvo@gsfc.nasa.gov Questions/Comments/Feedback to: feedback@athena.gsfc.nasa.gov General astronomy pointers are available.. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf irregular galaxy, a satellite of our Milky Way. It is about 250,000 light years away. This galaxy is rich in young, hot, blue stars, indicating a recent burst of star formation. It is nearly invisible from the northern hemisphere, but a prominent sight in the southern sky.
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 19 September 2022 This night time photograph of the coastal city lights of Portugal, Spain, and France, with the Bay of Biscay See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 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 19 SEP 1995.
Questions about September 19, 1995
What space photo was released on September 19, 1995?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 19, 1995 was "The Small Cloud of Magellan". 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 19, 1995?
A waning crescent moon, about 27% lit.
What day of the week was September 19, 1995?
September 19, 1995 was a Tuesday, day 262 of the 365 days in 1995.
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