M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor 3-color composite

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M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor 3-color composite

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One of our closest galactic neighbors shows its awesome beauty in this new image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. M33, also known as the Triangulum Galaxy, is a member of what known as our Local Group of galaxies.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Ariz.

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03/04/2009
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California Institute of Technology - Jet Propulsion Laboratory34.20139, -118.17341
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NASA
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Public Domain Dedication (CC0)

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