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“The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies” is copyrighted by Ken Crawford (Rancho Del Sol Observatory). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEach of these fuzzy blobs is a galaxy in the Perseus Cluster, one of the closest clusters of galaxies to us. The cluster sits about 250 million light-years away. Near the cluster's center is the dominant galaxy NGC 1275, a prodigious source of X-rays and radio emission.
The Earth on 30 December 2005 · Nile Delta and Sinai
NASA Terra took this picture on 30 December 2005, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 30 December 2005 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 30 December 2019 Placed Among the Stars See it as a poster -
Released on 30 December 2025 City lights outline the boot of Italy See it as a poster -
Released on 30 December 2021 The sun shines above the Earth's horizon as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above the Canadian See it as a poster -
Released on 30 December 2023 The sun's glint beams off a tranquil, blue Atlantic Ocean in this photograph from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster -
Released on 30 December 2011 The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 30 DEC 2005 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 30 DEC 2005.