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Today’s pretty picture

Posted on May 19, 2007 | Comments Off on Today’s pretty picture

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M-81, a bright, spiral galaxy, in ultraviolet. It’s about 12 million light years away, in the the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. But it’s visible through most small telescopes/NASA 

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Today’s pretty picture

Posted on April 27, 2007 | Comments Off on Today’s pretty picture

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You’ll never look at the Big Dipper again without remembering this item, 11.8 million light years beyond your vision, just off the lip of the cup. M81 in Ursa Major/Tony Hallas, via NASA

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