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NGC 5866
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NGC 5866 is an edge-on galaxy that is tilted to our line-of-sight & lies in the northern constellation Draco. It is 44 million light-years away from us and has a diameter of roughly 60,000 light-years.

Credit: Nasa/Hubble Heritage Archive.

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::jswgpb
10/21/06 8:14 PM GMT
Good post Phil, in a galaxy far far away............ sound familiar??LOL
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.zorrofox
10/21/06 9:27 PM GMT
Amazing shot! I'm sure I've been there, looks familiar.
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.alexis518
10/21/06 11:06 PM GMT
I love this as a desktop, it really sparks the imagination.
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We make a living by what we get; but we make a life by what we give.
.mythica
10/21/06 11:21 PM GMT
Amazing image, so clear. I also noted in the background that there are a few galaxies in the distance, quite awe inspiring, a scale hard to comprehend.
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The Universe conspires to help those who help themselves. My gallery.
.Phil2001
10/21/06 11:39 PM GMT
Stunning, amazing find Phil thanks for sharing!!!
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Feel Free To Check Out My Gallery
::ghostknife
10/22/06 2:49 AM GMT
Makes a great desktop Phil , ponderous and deep , great post .
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::mimi
10/22/06 5:26 AM GMT
My mind just doesn't want to wrap around all those big numbers you gave me Phil! Wow what a treasure you have found to bring to us this time! I am duly impressed. It makes one heck of a desktop as well. Looks really cool with the lights off in the office.
Thanks again for all the work you do to find and clean up and resize these images to bring us pleasure and knowledge of space. You are appreciated ;=)
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~mimi~
.psychofreak
10/24/06 2:10 PM GMT
Is that from the movie "Pubes In Space"?
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.tainith
10/26/06 1:24 PM GMT
I'd like to book the next flight out to "THERE!" One way! It's beautiful! Thanks NASA and thanks philcUK !
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::danger_of_death
11/12/06 7:24 PM GMT
Great, clear picture. Looks like a deep space explosion of a Sci-fi or something, but a decent sci-fi!
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DanGer!! I have a new collection comming soon!
.romanstile
11/25/06 4:32 AM GMT
This image helps get things back in perspective. Nice shot - thank you
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::Mvillian
07/15/07 9:43 PM GMT
I wonder if anyone lives there? And what kind of camera they have????lol
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Just take the picture
::wheedance
01/21/08 1:26 PM GMT
Looks like an angel halo! Amazing!
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All of earth is crammed with heaven And every bush aflame with God But only those who see take off their shoes. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning<p> mygallery

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