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Welcome to the International Year of Astronomy
Credit: IYA2009, IAU, UNESCO

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The Great Carina Nebula
Credit: European Southern Observatory

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Inside the Eagle Nebula
Credit & Copyright: T. A. Rector & B. A. Wolpa, NOAO, AURA

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NGC 604: X-rays from a Giant Stellar Nursery
Credit: X-ray: NASA / CXC / R. Tuellmann (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al.;  Optical: NASA/AURA/STScI

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Planetary Nebula NGC 2818
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI / AURA)

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Saturn’s Hyperion: A Moon with Odd Craters
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA

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Jupiter Eclipsing Ganymede
Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Karkoschka (U. Arizona)

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Earthrise
Credit: Apollo 8, NASA

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NGC 1569: Starburst in a Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgement: A. Aloisi (STScI/ESA) et al.

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Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree
Credit & Copyright: R Jay Gabany

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Labtayt Sulci on Saturn’s Enceladus
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA

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The Dumbbells
Credit & Copyright: Daniel López, IAC

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Portrait of NGC 281
Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford (Rancho Del Sol Observatory)

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Massive Stars Resolved in the Carina Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Maíz Apellániz (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Spain)

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The Horsehead Nebula in Orion
Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, U. Arizona

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Unusual Auroras Over Saturn’s North Pole
Credit: Cassini VIMS Team, JPL, ESA, NASA

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The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula
Credit & Copyright: Joseph Brimacombe

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The Double Ring Galaxies of Arp 147 from Hubble
Credit: M Livio et al. (STScI), ESA, NASA

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A Spectre in the Eastern Veil
Credit & Copyright: Paul Mortfield, Stefano Cancelli

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X-Rays from the Cat’s Eye Nebula
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI

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Cat’s Eye Hubble Remix Credit & Copyright: Vicent Peris (OAUV / PTeam), MAST, STScI, AURA, NASA

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Sculpting the South Pillar Credit: Nathan Smith ( Univ. of Colorado), et al., SSC, JPL, Caltech, NASA

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Stickney Crater Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA

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Spiral Galaxies in Collision Credit: Debra Meloy Elmegreen (Vassar College) et al., & the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA)

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The Fox Fur Nebula from CFHT Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT) & Giovanni Anselmi (Coelum Astronomia), Hawaiian Starlight

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Arp 272 Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage (STScI / AURA) – ESA/Hubble Collaboration, K. Noll (STScI)

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M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds in Orion Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh

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The Antennae Galaxies in Collision Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration Acknowledgment: B. Whitmore (Space Telescope Science Institute) et al.

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Trifid Pillars and Jets Credit: J. Hester (Arizona St. U) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA

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The Cat’s Eye Nebula Credit: J. P. Harrington ( U. Maryland) & K. J. Borkowski (NCSU) HST, NASA

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Mountains of Creation Credit: Lori Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., JPL-Caltech, NASA

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Cygnus Loop Supernova Shockwave Credit: NASA, HST, WFPC2, Jeff Hester

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The Eskimo Nebula from Hubble Credit: Andrew Fruchter (STScI) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA

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NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars Credit: M. Neeser ( Univ.-Sternwarte München), P. Barthel (Kapteyn Astron. Institute), H. Heyer, H. Boffin (ESO), ESO

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Eta Carinae Before Explosion Picture Credit: NASA, HST, WFPC2, J. Hester (ASU)

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Composite Crab Credit: NASA – X-ray: CXC, J.Hester (ASU) et al.; Optical: ESA, J.Hester and A.Loll (ASU); Infrared: JPL-Caltech, R.Gehrz (U. Minn)

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The Fairy of Eagle Nebula Credit: The Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI/AURA), ESA, NASA

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The Cartwheel Galaxy Picture Credit: NASA, Hubble Space Telescope

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One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725 Credit: R. Kennicutt (Univ. Arizona), SINGS Team, JPL-Caltech, NASA

Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula Credit: J. Hester & P. Scowen (Arizona State U.), HST, NASA

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Infrared Andromeda Credit: Pauline Barmby ( Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., JPL, Caltech, NASA.

Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula Credit: Mohammad Heydari-Malayeri (Observatoire de Paris) et al., ESA, NASA

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool Credit: S. Beckwith ( STScI) Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI/AURA), ESA, NASA

M1: The Crab Nebula from NOT Credit & Copyright: Walter Nowotny (U. Wien, Nordic Optical Telescope

Barred Spiral Milky Way Illustration Credit: R. Hurt ( SSC), JPL-Caltech, NASA Survey Credit: GLIMPSE Team

The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula Credit & Copyright: Michael Sherick

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Double Supernova Remnants DEM L316 Credit & Copyright: Gemini Observatory, GMOS-South, NSF

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Arp 188 and the Tadpole’s Tidal Tail Credit: ACS Science & Engineering Team, NASA

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The Tadpoles of IC 410 Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford (Rancho Del Sol Observatory)

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Light Echoes from V838 Mon Credit: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)

Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Credit: NASA JPL-Caltech, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA

M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester, A. Loll (ASU); Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (Skyfactory)

NGC 4676: When Mice Collide Credit: ACS Science & Engineering Team, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA