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• NGC 3079 (A spiral galaxy about 55 million light years from Earth.)

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  • 4 comments
  • 34 favorites
  • 56,486 views
  • Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:24
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, ngc3079, chandra, blue, hubbletelescope, galaxy, space, stars, xray, spiral, solarsystem, infared, atmosphere, superwind, hubble, gas, horseshoe, beautiful, purple, red, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Colossal Hot Cloud Envelopes Colliding Galaxies

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  • 4 comments
  • 99 favorites
  • 45,000 views
  • Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:04:06
  • Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
  • Tags: ngc6240, chandra, hot, cloud, gas, galaxies, purple, violet
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• NGC 4649: A New Way To Weigh Giant Black Hole (An elliptical galaxy about 51 million light years from Earth in the constellation Virgo.)

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  • 2 comments
  • 38 favorites
  • 39,712 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:33:53
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, ngc4649, chandra, galaxy, celestial, purple, pink, nasa, blue, supermassiveblackhole, deepspace, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A star cluster about 9,000 light years from Earth in the Constellation Carina.

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  • 1 comment
  • 30 favorites
  • 39,660 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:56
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, trumpler14, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, stars, xray, purple, space, sparkle, dark, cosmos, art, blinds, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Cartwheel Galaxy: Astronomers Do Flips Over Cartwheel Galaxy

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  • 1 comment
  • 49 favorites
  • 39,418 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:47
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, cartwheelgalaxy, chandratelescope, compositeimage, chandra, multiwavelength, composite, outerspace, astrophotography, falsecolor, galactic, spacephotography, carywheelgalaxy, infared, visable, ultraviolet, xray, purple, green, blue, yellow, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, a2fp
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• Gramma loreto, Adult (Royal Gramma)

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  • 5 comments
  • 122 favorites
  • 39,258 views
  • Date taken: 2002-11-04 07:29:38
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-11
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, taxonomy:common=royalgramma, fish, belize, royalgramma, yellow, magenta, saltwaterfish, fairybasslet, tropicalfish, coralreef, colorfulfish, small, purple, gold, multicolor, bigeye, nationalmuseumofnationalhistory
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• Tycho's Supernova Remnant: Tycho's Remnant Provides Shocking Evidence for Cosmic Rays (The hot, expanding debris of a supernova observed in 1572.)

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  • 6 comments
  • 92 favorites
  • 38,842 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:36:03
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, tychossupernovaremnant, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, shockwave, cosmicrays, tycho, brahe, astronomy, hotgaseoussupernovadebris, supernovadebris, green, red, purple, space, outerspace, black, yellow, white, manycolors, explodingcolors, stars, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Rosette Nebula: Scientists Find X Rays from Stellar Winds That May Play Significant Role in Galactic Evolution (A star-forming region 5,000 light years away in the constellation Monoceros.)

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  • 2 comments
  • 44 favorites
  • 38,129 views
  • Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:33
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, rosettenebula, chandra, astronomy, stars, space, nasa, nebula, light, orbs, dots, red, purple, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A Pinwheel in X-rays (A large spiral galaxy about 25 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major.)

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  • 3 comments
  • 27 favorites
  • 32,986 views
  • Date taken: 2009-01-02 11:24:36
  • Date uploaded: 2009-01-26
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, m101, spiralgalaxy, galassiaspirale, galaxy, purple, blue, stars, constellation, color, space, outerspace, satellite, telescope, pattern, ursamajor, pinwheel, xray, photo, longestexposure, nebula, heavens, nova, purplestar, galactic, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• An active star-forming region 160,000 light years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado.

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  • 1 comment
  • 8 favorites
  • 29,743 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:27:36
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, thetarantulanebula30doradus, largemagellaniccloud, milkyway, dorado, starformingregion, galaxycluster, chandra, nebula, sky, lmc, star, purple, orange, gasclouds, starformations, blue, red, space, black, outerspace, galaxy, documenting, yellow, colorful, abstract, stars, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A cluster of galaxies one billion light years from Earth in the constellation Serpens.

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  • 3 comments
  • 11 favorites
  • 27,796 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-17
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, abell2029, galaxycluster, serpens, chandratelescope, chandra, purple, galaxies, hotgas, red, stars, space, black, redandblack, star, cloudy, moon, sun, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A cluster of galaxies in the constellation Hydra.

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  • 1 comment
  • 12 favorites
  • 24,952 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:17
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, hydraa, chandratelescope, galaxycluster, chandra, constellation, hydraagalaxycluster, xray, galaxy, space, purple, wonder, mystery, hyr, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• The fourth planet from the Sun.

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  • 0 comments
  • 6 favorites
  • 21,501 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:32:42
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, mars, chandra, xrays, 2002, chandraxrayobservatory, space, purple, dots, mass, cluster, gasmassinthegalaxy, particles, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• 2005 Powwow

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  • 1 comment
  • 9 favorites
  • 16,983 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-07 14:34:07
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-03
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, tribaldance, powwow, danceregalia, nativeamerican, feathers, ceremony, indian, dance, purple, americanindian, culture, history, 21stcentury, male, ritual, nationalmuseumoftheamericanindian
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• 2005 Powwow

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  • 0 comments
  • 2 favorites
  • 15,840 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-07 14:33:54
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-03
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, traditionalnativeamericandress, whitefeathers, eagles, nativeamerican, headdress, eagle, nativeamericam, americanindian, woman, nativedress, nativeamericancostume, feathers, nativeamericanwoman, nativeamericandress, 1029, purple, traditional, indianwoman, powwow, obese, fat, nationalmuseumoftheamericanindian
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• Bodianus rufus, Juvenile (Spanish Hogfish)

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  • 2 comments
  • 21 favorites
  • 12,047 views
  • Date taken: 2005-04-24 13:35:05
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-11
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, fish, brown, yellow, purple, spanishhogfish, yellowtail, coolfish, bodianusrufus, juvenile, small, exoticfish, coralreef, cleanerfish, hogfish, tropicalfish, museumofnaturalhistory, spanish, photo, nationalmuseumofnationalhistory
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• Untitled

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  • 0 comments
  • 13 favorites
  • 10,699 views
  • Date taken: 2002-07-06 16:26:03
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-05
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, kites, silkroad, folklifefestival, paper, garden, celebration, 2002, early21stcentury, colorful, purple, sewing, red, centerforfolklifeandculturalheritage
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