Starship Asterisk*

ty It helps to visualize these things in 3d otherwise it's easy to think of them all as flat. Today's hugely blue galaxy is a good example of how I'll visualize it differently now.

Thinking 3D, what is the depth of the image from the dark outer edges all the way into the deep red center?

I''m Bill Bruehl in South Carolina and a fan of APOD since your first days long ago. I submitted a couple questions years ago, haven't lately but watch for your images and explanations everyday. It has been an education in the cosmos. And thank you. Today's image of Star formation & the tadpoles...