Multiwavelength Composites

1		Cas A Cassiopeia A is the 320 year old remnant of a massive star that exploded. Cassiopeia A Photo Page
2		3C295 A large galaxy in the center of a cluster of galaxies located in the constellation Boötes. 3C295 Photo Page
3		Antennae Colliding galaxies about 60 million light years from Earth located in the constellation Corvus. Antennae Photo Page
4		Cen A Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is a radio galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. Cen A Photo Page
6		Eta Carinae A supermassive star and nebula that is one of the brightest infrared sources in the sky. Eta Carinae Photo Page
7		Hydra A A cluster of galaxies in the constellation Hydra. Hydra A Photo Page
8		M82 The nearest starburst galaxy at a distance of 11 million light years from Earth. M82 Photo Page
9		N132D The remnant of an exploded star in the Large Magellanic Cloud. N132D Photo Page
10		Perseus Central galaxy in the large galaxy cluster Perseus. Perseus Photo Page
11		PKS0637 A luminous quasar in the constellation Mensa so distant that we see it as it was 6 billion years ago. PKS0637 Photo Page
12		PNE A Planetary Nebula (so called because it looks like a planet when viewed with a small telescope). PNE Photo Page

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