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Astronomy Picture of the Day - IC 342: Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis
NASA ^ | 22 Nov, 2023 | Image Credit & Copyright: Steve Cannistra

Posted on 11/22/2023 1:30:37 PM PST by MtnClimber

Explanation: Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is a mere 10 million light-years distant in the long-necked, northern constellation Camelopardalis. A sprawling island universe, IC 342 would otherwise be a prominent galaxy in our night sky, but it is hidden from clear view and only glimpsed through the veil of stars, gas and dust clouds along the plane of our own Milky Way galaxy. Even though IC 342's light is dimmed and reddened by intervening cosmic clouds, this sharp telescopic image traces the galaxy's own obscuring dust, young star clusters, and glowing star forming regions along spiral arms that wind far from the galaxy's core. IC 342 has undergone a recent burst of star formation activity and is close enough to have gravitationally influenced the evolution of the local group of galaxies and the Milky Way.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
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1 posted on 11/22/2023 1:30:37 PM PST by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 11/22/2023 1:30:53 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Pinging the APOD list.

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3 posted on 11/22/2023 1:31:47 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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4 posted on 11/22/2023 3:00:11 PM PST by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum )
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I don’t think I have ever observed this galaxy- it should be within range of my telescope, I will have to check it out!


5 posted on 11/22/2023 4:10:26 PM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! πŸ”­)
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