Saturday, April 18, 2015

APOD 4.3

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Photographed is the spiral galaxy NGC 2903, about 20 million light years away from our solar system. This galaxy is visible in the Spring constellation Leo, and is very popular among astronomers. The galaxy features many beautiful colors with innumerable star clusters, producing new stars at a very rapid rate. This galaxy is very similar in size to our own, measuring 80,000 light years across.

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