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Spiral Galaxy

Posted on January 27, 2014 by paanvaannd

We’re used to being the big guys. When we think of something larger than us, we might think of whales or elephants, but we don’t deal with those regularly. We usually think of things like buildings, but we were the ones who built those too. Few people take the time to think about the scale […] Continue reading →

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Betelgeuse and Orion’s Belt

Posted on January 14, 2014 by paanvaannd

This is an image of Orion’s Belt (the three stars in a row on the bottom right) and the star Betelgeuse (the big bright star on the bottom left) taken by me on New Year’s Day. It is a sizable image, and a lot of star data might not be visible in this post due […] Continue reading →

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