Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2022 January 29 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. The Fornax Cluster of Galaxies Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Marco Lorenzi, Angus Lau, Tommy Tse Explanation: Named for the southern [5]constellation toward which most of its galaxies can be found, the [6]Fornax Cluster is one of the closest clusters of galaxies. About 62 million light-years away, it is almost 20 times more distant than our neighboring [7]Andromeda Galaxy, and only about 10 percent farther than the better known and more populated [8]Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Seen across this two degree wide field-of-view, almost every yellowish splotch on the image is an elliptical galaxy in the [9]Fornax cluster. Elliptical galaxies [10]NGC 1399 and NGC 1404 are the dominant, bright cluster members toward the upper left (but not the spiky foreground stars). A standout barred spiral galaxy [11]NGC 1365 is visible on the lower right as a prominent Fornax cluster member. Tomorrow's picture: miasma of plasma __________________________________________________________________ [12]< | [13]Archive | [14]Submissions | [15]Index | [16]Search | [17]Calendar | [18]RSS | [19]Education | [20]About APOD | [21]Discuss | [22]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [23]Robert Nemiroff ([24]MTU) & [25]Jerry Bonnell ([26]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [27]Specific rights apply. [28]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [29]ASD at [30]NASA / [31]GSFC & [32]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2201/FornaxC1_FB.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. https://www.glitteringlights.com/ 5. https://earthsky.org/constellations/fornax-the-furnace-galaxy-hubble-ultra-deep-field/ 6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornax_cluster 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130927.html 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110422.html 9. http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/for.html 10. https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2126/ 11. http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/ngc1365/ 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220128.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 16. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 21. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=220129 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220130.html 23. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 24. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 25. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 26. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 28. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 29. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 30. https://www.nasa.gov/ 31. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 32. http://www.mtu.edu/