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Supernova Bubble Resembles Holiday Ornament: A supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which lies about 160,000 light years from Earth.
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- 24 comments
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- Date taken: 2011-01-26 14:42:43
- Date uploaded: 2011-01-31
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Westerlund 2: A Stellar Sight
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- 10 comments
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- 73,927 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Coronet Cluster: A Neighbor of Star Formation (A region of star formation about 420 light years from Earth.)
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:20
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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NGC 6543: The Cat's Eye Nebula Redux (Also known as the Cat's Eye, this planetary nebula is located about 3,000 light years from Earth.)
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- 10 comments
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- 66,330 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:01
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Cassiopeia A: Cassiopeia A in Many Colors
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- 18 comments
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- 65,920 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:57
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Orion Nebula: Peering into the Orion Nebula
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:18
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Hot Gas in Galactic Center: Chandra Turns Up the Heat in the Milky Way Center (A 130 light year region of the center of the Milky Way: Located about 26,000 light years from Earth, the region contains a supermassive black hole, hot gas, and thousands of X-
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:08
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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A Spectacular Image to Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy: A face-on spiral galaxy about 22 million light years from Earth.
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- 58,959 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-26 15:40:39
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-01
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A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand
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- Date uploaded: 2009-04-08
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NGC 3079 (A spiral galaxy about 55 million light years from Earth.)
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- 4 comments
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- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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The remnant of a supernova located 6000 light years from Earth in the constellation Taurus.
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Corona of the Sun during a Solar Eclipse
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- Date uploaded: 2008-05-29
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Mz 3, BD+30-3639, Hen 3-1475, and NGC 7027: Planetary Nebulas - Fast Winds from Dying Stars
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- 7 comments
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:32:59
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Westerlund 1 (A dense cluster of young stars about 16,000 light years from Earth.)
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- 9 comments
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- 52,634 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:52
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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M82: Images From Space Telescopes Produce Stunning View of Starburst Galaxy
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- 7 comments
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:32:14
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Wall Divides East and West Sides of Cosmic Metropolis: The largest region of star formation in the nearby galaxy M33.
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- Date taken: 2009-05-26 15:39:28
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-01
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A spiral galaxy about 25 million light years from Earth.
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:33:48
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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SNR 0103-72.6: Chandra Finds Rich Oxygen Supply inside Glowing Ring (A supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy about 190,000 light years from Earth.)
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:32
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Fingers, Loops, and Bays in the Crab Nebula (A supernova remnant and pulsar located 6000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Taurus.)
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- 44,694 views
- Date uploaded: 2009-01-26
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The supermassive black hole at the center of our Galaxy.
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:55
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Kepler's Supernova Remnant: A Star's Death Comes to Life
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:29
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Black Holes Go Mano A Mano: A galaxy about 330 million light years from Earth.
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- 42,965 views
- Date taken: 2009-11-19 16:55:16
- Date uploaded: 2009-11-24
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X-ray Mosaic of Galactic Center: Chandra Takes In the Bright Lights, Big City of the Milky Way
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:30:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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A spiral galaxy 12 million light years from Earth in the constellation Hydra
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- 40,839 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:32:20
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31): The Heat Is On in Andromeda's Center
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- 7 comments
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- 40,788 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Eta Carinae: New View of Doomed Star (A star between 100 and 150 more massive than the Sun, about 7,500 light years from Earth.)
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- 9 comments
- 33 favorites
- 40,013 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:46
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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A star cluster about 9,000 light years from Earth in the Constellation Carina.
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- 30 favorites
- 39,660 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:56
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Abell 1689: A Galaxy Cluster Makes Its Mark (A galaxy cluster at a distance of about 2.3 billion light years from Earth.)
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:19
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Puppis A: Chandra Reveals Cloud Disrupted By Supernova Shock
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:34
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A nearby galaxy cluster about 65 million light years from Earth.
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- 38,986 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:50
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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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
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- 38,842 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:36:03
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Sombrero Galaxy: A Great Observatories View (A spiral galaxy, also known as M104, in the Virgo cluster about 28 million light years away.)
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- 3 comments
- 47 favorites
- 38,640 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:50
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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A supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy 160,000 light years from Earth.
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- 20 favorites
- 38,169 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:41
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, snr0540693, supernovaremains, supernova, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, chandra, largemagellaniccloud, shockwave, xrays, xrayimageofmagllaniccloudofgalaxy, spaceuniversegalaxy, star, space, explosion, 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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- 38,129 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:33
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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NGC 3576: Massive Stars Revealed by Chandra
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- 5 comments
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- 38,023 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:33:42
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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MACS J0025.4-1222: A Clash of Clusters Provides Another Clue to Dark Matter (A powerful collision of two galaxy clusters about 5.6 billion light years away.)
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:32:36
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Orion Nebula: Planetary Protection--X-ray Super Flares Aid Formation of "Solar Systems" (A rich cluster of young stars about 1,500 light years from Earth.)
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- 28 favorites
- 37,084 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:11
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Centaurus A: Jet Power and Black Hole Assortment Revealed in New Chandra Image
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- 3 comments
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- 35,699 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:14
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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The fifth planet from the Sun, as seen at a distance of about 400 million miles.
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- 10 comments
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- 35,653 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:23
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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A young star cluster 6000 light years from Earth in the constellation Vela.
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- 24 favorites
- 35,173 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:45
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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The remains of a massive star that exploded, perhaps being witnessed by Chinese astronomers in 386 A.D.
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- 23 favorites
- 34,823 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:56
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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RCW 108: Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth (A region of active star formation about 4,000 light years from Earth.)
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- 12 comments
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- 34,466 views
- Date taken: 2009-01-02 11:23:19
- Date uploaded: 2009-01-26
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Arches, Quintuplet, and GC Star Clusters: Rough and Crowded Neighborhood at Galactic Center
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- 5 comments
- 48 favorites
- 33,381 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:30:18
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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A Black Hole in Medusa's Hair: A galaxy lies about 110 million light years away.
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- 8 comments
- 32 favorites
- 33,270 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-26 15:38:21
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-01
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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
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A cluster of galaxies about a billion light years from Earth, located in the constellation Aquarius.
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- 32,813 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:34
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NGC 6240 (An extremely luminous galaxy about 400 million light years from Earth.)
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- 32,058 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:28
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Perseus Cluster: Chandra Proves Black Hole Influence is Far Reaching (The central region of a rich galaxy cluster about 250 million light years from Earth.)
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:24
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Cosmic Heavyweights in Free-For-All: One of the most complex galaxy clusters, located about 5.4 billion light years from Earth.
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- Date taken: 2009-05-26 15:39:59
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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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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:27:36
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