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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2024 March 27   
         A picture filled with fuzzy yellow spots is presented. All of the   
      yellow spots are galaxies, and most of the galaxies are members of the   
      Coma Cluster of Galaxies. The two bright blue dots are foreground stars   
         in our own Milky Way Galaxy. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                           The Coma Cluster of Galaxies   
                         Image Credit & Copyright: Joe Hua   
      
      Explanation: Almost every object in the featured photograph is a   
      galaxy. The Coma Cluster of Galaxies pictured here is one of the   
      densest clusters known - it contains thousands of galaxies. Each of   
      these galaxies houses billions of stars - just as our own Milky Way   
      Galaxy does. Although nearby when compared to most other clusters,   
      light from the Coma Cluster still takes hundreds of millions of years   
      to reach us. In fact, the Coma Cluster is so big it takes light   
      millions of years just to go from one side to the other. Most galaxies   
      in Coma and other clusters are ellipticals, while most galaxies outside   
      of clusters are spirals. The nature of Coma's X-ray emission is still   
      being investigated.   
      
                       Tomorrow's picture: millions of stars   
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          Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)   
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