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NGC 1672
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This NASA Hubble Space Telescope view of the nearby barred spiral galaxy unveils details in the galaxy’s star-forming clouds and dark bands of interstellar dust. NGC 1672 is more than 60 million light-years away and the area shown in this image is some 75,000 light years across.

Credit: NASA/Hubble Heritage Archive.

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::ianmacappin
08/12/07 7:06 PM GMT
Incredible scene. It`s hard to comprehend how big this is.

Ian :)
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::jswgpb
08/12/07 7:33 PM GMT
Another nice post Phil, makes ya feel awful small when you start to think about the size of the universe.
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.dusa1947
08/14/07 3:45 AM GMT
Zango! This hits the spot.
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