Category: Astronomy
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The Leo triplet
The Leo triplet or M 66 group consists of three spiral galaxies about 35 million light years away: the galaxy M 65 (NGC 3623) at the top right, the galaxy M 66 (NGC 3627) at the bottom right and the galaxy NGC 3628 at the bottom left.
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Aristarchus
Aristarchus is a crater with a diameter of 40 km and is one of the brightest areas on the Moon.Close to it there are the Herodotus crater from which the deep rhyme Vallis Schroteri starts and the ghost crater Prinz.
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The Rosetta Nebula
The Rosetta Nebula, C 49 or NGC 2237, is a diffuse nebula in Monoceros constellation.
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The Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead Nebula, or IC 434, is a dark nebula in Orion constellation near the star Alnitak.
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The Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula, or M 42 or NGC 1976, is a bright diffuse nebula just below the Orion belt at a distance of about 1300 years from us.