Messier Object Astronomy Pictures of the Day
Since June 16, 1995,
Robert Nemiroff,
Jerry Bonnell and Jay Norris
provide Astronomy Picture
of the Day (APOD), an online presentation of a selected astronomy
image, updated daily. Among these images are of course many Messier object
images - also see their
pictorial Messier
index and their search engine created
Messier list.
Below we list the result of an overall scan of the APOD images.
Please notify me of any errors and
omissions ..
M1:
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June 24 1995:
Gamma Ray Crab, Geminga (Compton GRO)
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July 25 1995:
M1: The Crab Nebula
(Univ. Oregon collection)
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November 22 1995:
M1: The Exploding Crab Nebula
(David Malin/Jay Pasachoff)
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November 23 1995:
M1: Polarization of the Crab
(David Malin/Jay Pasachoff)
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June 26 1996:
Happy Birthday Charles Messier:
M1 (NOAO)
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September 9 1996,
November 22 1998:
The High Energy Crab Nebula (UIT)
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February 7 1997,
February 8 1998:
M1: Filaments of the Crab Nebula
(S. Kohle/T. Credner)
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September 5 1998,
June 2 2001:
The Pulsar Powered Crab (HST, Hester/Scowen)
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September 29 1999:
The Crab Nebula in X-Rays
(Chandra X-ray Observatory)
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November 22 1999,
March 25 2001,
July 14 2002,
September 14 2003:
The Crab Nebula from VLT
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June 5 2000:
In the Heart of the Crab (HST)
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December 27 2001:
The Incredible Expanding Crab, animation by Adam Block
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September 22 2002:
The Crab Nebula Pulsar Shrugs (Jeff Hester, HST [STScI PR 02-24], CXO)
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January 10 2003:
The Crab that Played with the Planet (Jan 4-5 2003 crossing of Saturn,
Ron Wodaski)
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September 4 2003:
Composite Crab (HST and CXO; Hester)
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January 28 2004:
The Crab Nebula from CFHT
M2:
M3:
M4:
M5:
M6:
M7:
M8:
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January 27 1996:
M8: An Open Cluster in the Lagoon
(Univ. Oregon collection)
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August 20 1996:
A Close-Up of the Lagoon Nebula (HST)
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August 21 1996:
A Close-Up of the Lagoon's Hourglass (HST)
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October 24 1996:
Starbirth in the Lagoon Nebula (G. Bernstein, U. Mich./CTIO)
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January 23 1997,
August 22 1998,
September 25 1999:
Twistin' by the Lagoon (HST)
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July 7 1998:
M8: The Lagoon Nebula (UKS)
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January 3 2001:
M8: In the Center of the Lagoon Nebula (Y. Kitahara)
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June 15 2001:
Messiers and Mars (Michael Cole; shows Mars with M8, M20, M21)
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August 20 2001,
October 6 2002:
The Lagoon Nebula in Three Colors (R. Barba, N. Morrell et al./UNLP, CTIO)
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March 4 2003:
In the Center of the Lagoon Nebula (HST)
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June 28 2003:
Messiers and Mars (Michael Cole), Mars with M8, M20, M21
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September 8 2003:
Stars and Dust of the Lagoon Nebula (Richard Crisp )
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August 16 2004:
Close-up of the Lagoon (CFHT)
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September 9 2004:
Sagittarius Triplet (M8, M20, M21, NGC 6559; R. Gendler)
M10:
M11:
M13:
M14:
M15:
M16:
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November 1 1995:
M16: Dust and an Open Cluster
(David Malin)
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November 6 1995:
M16: Stars Upon Pillars (HST)
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November 7 1995:
Eagle EGGs in M16 (HST)
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January 18 1997:
M16: Nebula With Star Cluster
(David Malin)
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January 19 1997:
From Eagle's EGGs A Star Is Born (HST)
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July 18 1997:
Blue Stars and Red Pillars (P. Challis, FLWO)
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July 30 1997:
Eagle Castle (P. Challis, FLWO)
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February 28 1998,
April 2 2000,
August 12 2001:
Eagle EGGs in M16 (HST)
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April 12 1998,
May 2 1999,
September 24 2000,
November 25 2001,
October 26 2003:
Stars from Eagle's EGGs (HST)
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September 14 2001:
Cold Dust in the Eagle Nebula (ESO)
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January 3 2002:
M16: Stars, Pillars, and the Eagle's EGGs (ESO)
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January 4 2002:
M16: Infrared Star Hunt (ESO)
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June 11 2002:
Inside the Eagle Nebula (KPNO)
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February 13 2003:
The Eagle Nebula from CFHT
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September 21 2003:
Inside the Eagle Nebula (NOAO)
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October 24 2004:
Inside the Eagle Nebula (NOAO)
M17:
M18:
M19:
M20:
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July 23 1995:
M20: The Trifid Nebula
(Hopkins Observatory, Karen Gloria; Univ. of Oregon collection)
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December 21 1995:
Hot Stars in the Trifid Nebula
(David Malin)
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August 28 1997:
Infrared Trifid (ISO)
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December 8 1997:
The Trifid Nebula in Red, White and Blue (Jason Ware)
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March 31 1998:
M20: The Trifid Nebula (David Malin)
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August 28 1998:
Hydrogen Trifid (David McDavid, Limber Observatory)
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June 7 1999:
Starbirth in the Trifid Nebula (HST)
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June 8 1999,
December 30 2001,
December 28 2003:
Trifid Pillars & Jets (HST)
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March 28 2000:
M20: The Trifid Nebula (KPNO 4-meter by Todd Boroson, AURA, NOAO)
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June 15 2001:
Messiers and Mars (Michael Cole; shows Mars with M8, M20, M21))
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December 28 2001:
Starlight Reflections (Robert Gendler; M20, M78, Merope in M45, others)
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April 24 2002:
The Trifid Nebula from AAO
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June 26 2002:
In the Center of the Trifid Nebula (Gemini)
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June 28 2003:
Messiers and Mars (Michael Cole), Mars with M8, M20, M21
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September 1 2003:
A Beautiful Trifid (AOP)
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June 18 2004:
The Trifid Nebula from Hubble (STScI 2004-17)
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September 9 2004:
Sagittarius Triplet (M8, M20, M21, NGC 6559; R. Gendler)
M21:
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June 15 2001:
Messiers and Mars (Michael Cole; shows Mars with M8, M20, M21)
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June 28 2003:
Messiers and Mars (Michael Cole), Mars with M8, M20, M21
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September 9 2004:
Sagittarius Triplet (M8, M20, M21, NGC 6559; R. Gendler)
M22:
M24:
M27:
M31:
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July 24 1995,
October 9 1996,
November 1 1997;
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy (Jason Ware)
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November 14 1999:
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
(Jason Ware; improved version)
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December 31 1995:
The X-ray Sources of M31 (Rosat)
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April 6 1996:
Andromeda Nebula: Var!
(E. Hubble's Cepheid discovery; Mt. Wilson Observatory Historical Archive)
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April 26 1996,
October 17 1998:
A Giant Globular Cluster in M31 (HST)
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October 11 1996:
The Double Nucleus of M31 (HST)
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April 1 1997:
Hale-Bopp and Andromeda
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November 25 1997,
March 14 1999:
The Comet and the Galaxy (J. C. Casado)
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April 2 1999:
Stars of NGC 206 (FLWO)
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January 21 2000:
X For Andromeda (M31 by Chandra)
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September 8 2000,
May 18, 2002:
Andromeda Island Universe (Robert Gendler)
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September 17 2001:
Southwest Andromeda (Subaru)
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October 21 2002,
July 18 2004:
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy (Robert Gendler)
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May 19 2003:
The Andromeda Deep Field (Halo of M31, STScI PR 2003-15)
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August 2 2003:
Island Universe, Cosmic Sand (M31 and Perseid meteor)
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December 22 2003:
The Andromeda Galaxy from GALEX
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January 31 2004:
A Galaxy is not a Comet (J. C. Casado, with Comet Ikeya-Zhang)
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December 27 2004:
Andromeda's Core (Robert Gendler)
M32 (also see M31):
M33:
M35:
M38:
M39:
M42:
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July 3 1995:
The Great Nebula in Orion
(HST 1994)
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September 11 1995:
Proplyds: Infant Solar Systems
(HST 1994)
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November 21 1995:
M42: Orion Nebula Mosaic (HST 1995)
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December 7 1996:
Planetary Systems Now Forming in Orion
(HST 1995)
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January 16 1997:
Trapezium: Teardrops in My Skies
(HST 1997)
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May 11 1997,
May 22 1999:
M42: A Mosaic of Orion's Great Nebula
(HST 1995)
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May 23 1997,
May 6 2000:
The Heart Of Orion (HST)
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November 18 1997,
March 2 2003:
In the Center of the Trapezium
(HST 1997)
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January 27 1998:
The Great Nebula in Orion
(Jason Ware)
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April 21 1998:
Water in Orion (David Malin)
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June 12 1998,
April 20 2002:
Orion Nebula: The 2MASS
View (2MASS)
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July 31 1998:
IRAS Orion
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February 2 1999:
The Orion Nebula from Subaru
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March 2 1999:
The Kleinmann-Low Nebula (Subaru 8.3-m)
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September 24 1999:
Cometary Globules In Orion (IRAS)
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February 4 2000:
X-Ray Stars Of Orion (Chandra)
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March 31 2000:
Free-Floating Planets In Orion (UKIRT)
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August 30 2000:
The Brown Dwarfs of Orion's Trapezium (NICMOS/HST)
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November 22 2000:
The Orion Nebula in Hydrogen (Robert Gendler)
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January 30 2001:
The Orion Nebula from VLT
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May 4 2001:
Protoplanetary Survivors in Orion (HST PR01-13)
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February 13 2002:
The Great Nebula in Orion [M42/43] (Robert Gendler)
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March 13 2002,
November 15 2003:
LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide (HST PRC02-05)
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May 30 2002:
Orion Nebulosities (Emmanuel Mallart): M42, M43, Horsehead, &c
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December 20 2002:
Colorful Clouds of Orion [M42/43, NGC 1973-5-7] (R Gendler)
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February 25 2003:
M42: Wisps of the Orion Nebula (J.P. Gleason; with M43)
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January 15 2004:
An Orion Deep Field (Robert Gendler; M42/43 with Horesehead Nebula region)
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March 15 2004:
The Orion Nebula from CFHT
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March 25 2004:
An Orion of a Different Color (Russell Croman)
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July 13 2004:
Orion Nabula in Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Sulfur (ESO)
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September 27 2004:
The Great Nebula in Orion (Stefan Seip)
M43 (see also M42 above):
M44:
M45:
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June 20 1995:
The Pleiades Star Cluster (Mt. Wilson)
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September 3 1996,
October 18 1997,
October 25 1998,
February 27 2000,
May 6 2001,
December 1 2002:
The Pleiades Star Cluster
(David Malin)
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March 18 1997,
April 5 1998,
August 28 1999:
X-Ray Pleiades (Rosat)
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March 1 1999:
Reflection Nebula NGC 1435 (Yuugi Kitahara)
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May 24 2000:
Pleiades, Planets, And Hot Plasma (near Sun; SOHO)
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December 6 2000:
Reflecting Merope (IC 349; HST)
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March 22 2001:
Jupiter, Saturn and Messier 45 (Ken Webb) - also
Messier Marathon
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December 28 2001:
Starlight Reflections (Robert Gendler; M20, M78, Merope in M45, others)
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December 27 2003:
The Pleiades Star Cluster (Robert Gendler)
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April 15 2004:
Venus and the Pleiades
M46:
M50:
M51:
M55:
M57:
M61:
M63:
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June 27 2000:
M63: The Sunflower Galaxy (Subaru Telescope, NOAJ)
M64:
M65:
M66:
M74:
M77:
M78:
M80:
M81:
M82:
M83:
M84:
M86:
M87:
M90:
M94:
M97:
M100:
M101:
M103:
M104:
M105:
M106:
M110 (also see M31):
Charles Messier:
The Messier Marathon:
Galactic Center:
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November 11 1997,
September 11 1999,
December 29 2001:
The Annotated Galactic Center
(Bill Keel, Univ. Alabama)
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January 28, 1999:
The Galactic Center - A Radio Mystery (VLA/NRAO)
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June 21 1999,
July 8, 2001:
The Galactic Center in Infrared (2MASS)
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January 20 2000:
X-Rays From The Galactic Center (CXO)
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April 22 2000:
Journey to the Center of the Galaxy (MSX, Midcourse Space Experiment IR pic)
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June 29 2000:
Galactic Centre Starscape (ISO)
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July 5 2000:
The Galactic Center Across the Infrared (2MASS)
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October 17 2000:
Gemini North Images Bow Shock Near Galactic Center (Gemini/AURA)
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December 20 2000:
Sgr A*: Fast Stars Near the Galactic Center (ESO)
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January 10 2002:
X-Ray Milky Way (Chandra)
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May 21 2002:
The Galactic Center Radio Arc (NRAO)
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August 3 2002:
The Galactic Center - A Radio Mystery (VLA)
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September 23 2002:
The Milky Way Over the French Alps (Marc Sylvestre)
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October 18 2002:
At the Center of the Milky Way (ESO)
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October 25 2002:
Journey to the Center of the Galaxy (MSX, Midcourse Space Experiment IR pic)
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January 8 2003:
X-Rays from the Galactic Core (Chandra)
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July 12 2003:
X-Ray Milky Way (Chandra)
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September 7 2003:
The Galactic Center in Infrared (2MASS)
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September 28 2003:
Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust (John P. Gleason, Steve Mandel)
Virgo Cluster of Galaxies:
Hartmut Frommert
Christine Kronberg
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