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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Messier 96
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 14 Apr, 2022
| Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby
Posted on 04/14/2022 3:51:44 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Spiral arms seem to swirl around the core of Messier 96 in this colorful, detailed portrait of a beautiful island universe. Of course M96 is a spiral galaxy, and counting the faint arms extending beyond the brighter central region it spans 100 thousand light-years or so. That's about the size of our own Milky Way. M96 is known to be 38 million light-years distant, a dominant member of the Leo I galaxy group. Background galaxies and smaller Leo I group members can be found by examining the picture. The most intriguing one is itself a spiral galaxy seen nearly edge on behind the outer spiral arm near the 1 o'clock position from center. Its bright central bulge cut by its own dark dust clouds, the edge-on background spiral appears to be about 1/5 the size of M96. If that background galaxy is similar in actual size to M96, then it would be about 5 times farther away.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa
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To: MtnClimber
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posted on
04/14/2022 3:52:01 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on mycreen name for my FR home page.)
To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; America_Right; AZ .44 MAG; ...
Pinging the APOD list.
🪐 🌟 🌌 🍔
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posted on
04/14/2022 3:52:42 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on mycreen name for my FR home page.)
To: MtnClimber
God’s mysterious awesome beauty.
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posted on
04/14/2022 3:54:48 PM PDT
by
HighSierra5
(The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.p)
To: MtnClimber
Messier '94.
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posted on
04/14/2022 4:00:36 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
To: MtnClimber
I shot this last week of M-51 Galaxy and NGC5194. This was 137-1 minute exposures, all combined and stacked into the image seen here. M51 is estimated to be about 23 million light years from earth, and contains about 100 billion stars.
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posted on
04/14/2022 4:20:20 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
That is a really nice photo!
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posted on
04/14/2022 4:23:44 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on mycreen name for my FR home page.)
To: MtnClimber
And somewhere there’s a solar system like ours with folks living there.
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posted on
04/14/2022 4:31:33 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
To: dragnet2
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posted on
04/14/2022 4:32:55 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: MtnClimber
It is difficult to get you mind around the fact that
this is what it looked like 38 million years ago...
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posted on
04/14/2022 4:37:32 PM PDT
by
Repeal The 17th
(Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
To: HighSierra5
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
How infinitely tiny humans and all their achievements are, when compared with this.
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posted on
04/14/2022 4:55:57 PM PDT
by
AFB-XYZ
(Stand up, or bend over)
To: dragnet2
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posted on
04/14/2022 5:19:54 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(....pervert Biden & O Cabal are destroying America, as planned.)
To: goodnesswins
I can’t either. Is it an IOS vs Windows thing, or….?
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posted on
04/14/2022 6:23:51 PM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: rfp1234
As in Mark Messier.
From an old Ranger fan...
I was hooked after seeing a Ranger/Maple Leaf game in 1949.
Chuck Rayner vs. Turk Broda!
Played hockey in the winter years between Football and Baseball.
My idol was Andy Bathgate. I shot right and played right wing and point.
Now, I am a Lightning fan. Several ex-Rangers have been or are on the team now.
GO BOLTS!
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posted on
04/14/2022 8:49:47 PM PDT
by
BatGuano
(Fauci = Mengele (Angel of Death) + End the IRS)
To: MtnClimber
The galaxy would be nicer looking if it wasn’t so messier....
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posted on
04/14/2022 9:28:59 PM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy gas)
To: goodnesswins
Not sure what happened at #6. Lets try this.
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posted on
04/14/2022 10:17:28 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
04/14/2022 10:17:52 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: goodnesswins
I'll try one more time..My image hosting site must be having issues.
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posted on
04/14/2022 10:52:13 PM PDT
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dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
WOW. I see it now. Thanks.
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posted on
04/15/2022 6:25:06 AM PDT
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goodnesswins
(....pervert Biden & O Cabal are destroying America, as planned.)
To: minnesota_bound
#15 That joke is funny anywhere in the universe!
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posted on
04/15/2022 11:37:42 AM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy gas)
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