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An old finch nest in our eaves has been repurposed by a robin.

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Uploaded on May 31, 2012

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This stunning picture is a composite of 11 observations from NASA's GALEX satellite, showing the...

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Uploaded on May 18, 2012

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A jet of matter is slamming into and compressing gas in the galaxy Cen A, which is collapsing to form stars. Image credits: ESO

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Uploaded on May 16, 2012

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Centaurus A, a screwed-up elliptical galaxy. Image credits: ESO

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Uploaded on May 16, 2012

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I think this is obvious enough.

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Uploaded on May 11, 2012

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The globular cluster M55 as seen by the ESO's VISTA telescope. Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

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Uploaded on May 9, 2012

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Visible light image of the dark dust clouds Barnard 211 and 213. Credit:...

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Uploaded on May 8, 2012

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Far-infrared image of the dark dust clouds Barnard 211 and 213, which glow in IR. Credit: ESO/APEX...

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Uploaded on May 8, 2012

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Hubble image of the "Egg Nebula" - a dying star ejecting gas and dust. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

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Uploaded on Apr 26, 2012

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A star factory called Sharpless2-54 and the cluster NGC 6604. Credit: ESO

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Uploaded on Apr 26, 2012

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For Hubble's 22nd anniversary, this image of a vast star-forming region was released.

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Uploaded on Apr 17, 2012

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Orion, as seen from my backyard in February 2012.

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Uploaded on Apr 6, 2012

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M9, a bright globular clsuter of stars near the center of the galaxy, images by Hubble. Image credit: NASA & ESA

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Uploaded on Apr 6, 2012

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This is part of a HUGE survey of the Milky Way done with two infrared telescopes.

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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2012

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This is part of a HUGE survey of the Milky Way done with two infrared telescopes.

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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2012

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This is part of a HUGE survey of the Milky Way done with two infrared telescopes.

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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2012

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This is part of a HUGE survey of the Milky Way done with two infrared telescopes.

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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2012

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This Spitzer Space Telescope view of the face-on galaxy IC 342 shows its complex web of dust lining the spiral arms.

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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2012

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