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Image 1: On a black background, a shape of a galaxy is sketched in white lines. White swirls go clockwise from the center, taking up about two-thirds of the frame against a black background. At right of the galaxy is a small round white patch.

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  1. Space Telescope Science Inst. (spacetelescope@astrodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 14:54:57 UTC Space Telescope Science Inst. Space Telescope Science Inst.

    These two images of the Whirlpool Galaxy were produced 160 years apart. The first is an 1845 sketch of the galaxy by Irish astronomer William Parsons. The second was taken by Hubble in 2005. But the resemblance is easy to see.

    Credit: William Parsons; NASA/ESA. #astronomy

    In conversation about 4 months ago from astrodon.social permalink
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