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Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403 from Subaru
Explanation:
Sprawling spiral arms dotted with bright red emission nebulas [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] highlight this new and detailed image of nearby spiral galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] NGC 2403. Also visible in the photogenic spiral galaxy [ http://en.wikipedia…] are blue open clusters [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], dark dust [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] lanes [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], and a bright but relatively small central nucleus [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. NGC 2403 is located just beyond the Local Group of Galaxies [ http://en.wikipedia…], at a relatively close 10 million light years away toward the constellation [ http://www.astro.wi…] of the Giraffe [ http://www.kidsplan…] (Camelopardalis [ http://www.astronom…]). NGC 2403 has a designated Hubble type [ http://en.wikipedia…] of Sc. In 2004, NGC 2403 was home to one of the brightest supernovas [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] of modern times. The above image [ http://subarutelesc…], the highest resolution complete image of NGC 2403 ever completed, was taken by the Japan [ http://www.cia.gov/…]'s 8.3-meter Subaru telescope [ http://www.schoolso…] located on Mauna Kea [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], Hawaii [ http://en.wikipedia…], USA [ http://www.cdc.noaa…].
Credit and Copyright:
//subarutelescope.or g/Information/Image/ index.html" >Copyright: Suprime-Cam [ http://SubaruTelesc…], Subaru Telescope [ http://SubaruTelesc…], NAOJ [ http://www.nao.ac.j…]
facet_when:
2004
facet_where:
Hawaii
facet_where:
Japan
facet_where:
NGC 2403
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
FAST
facet_what:
Camelopardalis
facet_what:
spiral galaxy
facet_what:
New General Catalogue (NGC)
facet_when_year:
2004
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap060705

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403 from Subaru
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