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July 12, 2018
Jul 12, 2018 -- Centaurus A
By OpEdNews admin
Only 11 million light-years away, Centaurus A is the closest active galaxy to planet Earth. Spanning over 60,000 light-years, the peculiar elliptical galaxy also known as NGC 5128, is featured in this sharp telescopic view. Centaurus A is apparently the result of a collision of two otherwise normal galaxies resulting in a fantastic jumble of star clusters and imposing dark dust lanes. Near the galaxy's center, left over cosmic debris is steadi ...
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Centaurus A
Image Credit & Copyright: CEDIC Team at Chilescope, Processing - Bernhard Hubl
Courtesy of http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
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