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Astronomy Fun Fact:

Bright, hot young blue stars (massive and short-lived) trace out the spiral structure in such galaxies. Their lives are too short for them to move far from their origin in the dust and gas clouds that make up most of the mass in the arms.

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1 posted on 08/03/2002 10:54:41 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 08/03/2002 10:55:31 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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Wow ! The Universe contains infinite beauty, doesn't it?
Thanks for the pingaroo !

4 posted on 08/04/2002 5:23:02 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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Ah! OoooooHhhhh! Whoooaaaa! Boooteeful! :-D
12 posted on 08/04/2002 6:29:05 PM PDT by ~EagleNebula~
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