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Image of the day 11/26/2020

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Maffei 1, Riedl Rudolf
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Maffei 1

Image of the day 11/26/2020

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Maffei 1, Riedl Rudolf
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Maffei 1

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Maffei 1 is a huge elliptical Galaxy between Heart and Soul nebula. The size of the Galaxy is only about 3,3 x 1,7 arcmin. The distance is about 10 Mio Lj. Maffei 1 should be as bright as the whole Milky way. There is as well Maffei 2 which us just out of the lower end of the picture.

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Description: close up of the region with Maffei 1

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Maffei 1, Riedl Rudolf

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Rarely Imaged Small DSOs