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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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The Spiral Galaxy M100
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The Spiral Galaxy M100
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The M100 galaxy is a large spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way, containing over 100 billion stars. It is over 150 million light years away, so the light we see left when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The picture was taken in 1993 with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope. For more information see NASA Space Telescope Scientific Institute press release. [ http://www.ast.cam.…]
Explanation
The M100 galaxy is a large spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way, containing over 100 billion stars. It is over 150 million light years away, so the light we see left when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The picture was taken in 1993 with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope. For more information see NASA Space Telescope Scientific Institute press release. [ http://www.ast.cam.…] Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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NASA, Hubble Space Telescope
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NASA, Hubble Space Telescope
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1993
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1993
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M100
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M100
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Earth
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Earth
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Camera 2
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Camera 2
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spiral galaxy
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spiral galaxy
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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1993
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1993
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original url:
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SPD-APOD-ap950626
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SPD-APOD-ap950626
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