The Sombrero Galaxy

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The Sombrero Galaxy

Unread post by MGmirkin » Wed May 14, 2008 4:51 pm

(The Sombrero Galaxy; May 12, 2008)

An “accretion disk” of dark dust and gas surrounds this mighty collection of 400 billion stars. It is electrical energy that powers and shapes these features.

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Re: The Sombrero Galaxy

Unread post by Divinity » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:51 pm

Isn't it beautiful!? :D
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Re: The Sombrero Galaxy

Unread post by Solar » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:07 am

Who counted the stars? :shock:
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Re: The Sombrero Galaxy

Unread post by Steve Smith » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:18 pm

Ha! Good question. Did you know that they now think the Milky Way contains almost 1 TRILLION stars?

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