It is a small galaxy, only 30,000 light-years across. For comparison, our galaxy is 100,000 light years across.
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Technorati tags: Astronomy, Astronomy Picture of the day, Ken Crawford, Messier 106
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Another beautiful picture from APOD - Messier 106 , a small Galaxy
Ken Crawford (Rancho Del Sol Observatory) gave me permission to post his picture of Messier 106:
It is a small galaxy, only 30,000 light-years across. For comparison, our galaxy is 100,000 light years across.
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Technorati tags: Astronomy, Astronomy Picture of the day, Ken Crawford, Messier 106
It is a small galaxy, only 30,000 light-years across. For comparison, our galaxy is 100,000 light years across.
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Technorati tags: Astronomy, Astronomy Picture of the day, Ken Crawford, Messier 106
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