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M31

Posted on November 16, 2016 by in Galaxy, Photos

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, is a spiral galaxy.

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Supernova in M51

Posted on October 5, 2011 by in Photos, Supernova

SN 2011dh is a supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina

Posted on September 3, 2011 by in Moon, Photos

Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina form a prominent group of large craters visible on the terminator 5 days after the new moon.

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Jupiter

Posted on July 6, 2011 by in Photos, Planets

  

  

Jupiter July 30, 2011

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. The giant planet with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined.

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Mercury

Posted on July 5, 2011 by in Photos

Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.

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