Foto: Lviatour · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is our large neighbour galaxy, visible to the naked eye.
💡 Did you know? In a few billion years it will merge with the Milky Way.
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Foto: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESO/R. Hurt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Milky Way
The Milky Way is our own galaxy: seen as a bright band across the night sky.
💡 Did you know? It contains hundreds of billions of stars.
Foto: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Sombrero Galaxy
The Sombrero Galaxy, with its dark dust ring, looks like a sombrero hat.
💡 Did you know? We see it almost edge-on.
Foto: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy strikingly shows off its spiral arms.
💡 Did you know? A smaller galaxy hangs off one of its arms.
Foto: NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula is a glowing nursery of new stars in the constellation Orion.
💡 Did you know? It can be seen even with binoculars.
Foto: Ken Crawford · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead Nebula is a dark dust cloud shaped like a horse's head.
💡 Did you know? It stands out against red glowing gas.
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