Posted on Dec 31, 2019
APOD: 2019 December 31 - M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) to close out 2019 is titled "M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy." Also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, M33 is over 50,000 light-years in diameter, 3,000,000 light years for our own Milky Way, and is the third largest in the Local Group of galaxies (after the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way). Located in the constellation Triangulum (between Andromeda, Perseus, Pisces, and Aries), M33's population of well-measured variable stars have helped make it a cosmic yardstick for establishing the distance scale of the Universe.
APOD: 2019 December 31 - M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
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Appreciate the lesson again today on this last day of 2019- morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
LTC Stephen F. SP5 Mark Kuzinski COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj William W. 'Bill' Price SPC Margaret HigginsMaj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SGT Steve McFarland LTC (Join to see) PO3 Craig Phillips Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll PO1 H Gene Lawrence TSgt Joe C. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Sgt (Join to see) SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG Donald H "Don" Bates Cpl (Join to see) PVT Mark Zehner
LTC Stephen F. SP5 Mark Kuzinski COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj William W. 'Bill' Price SPC Margaret HigginsMaj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SGT Steve McFarland LTC (Join to see) PO3 Craig Phillips Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll PO1 H Gene Lawrence TSgt Joe C. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Sgt (Join to see) SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG Donald H "Don" Bates Cpl (Join to see) PVT Mark Zehner
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Good Morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price, Pretty colors.......That's better than grey Planets.....! Have a heck of a day Brother.
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Alan K.
Actually Maj William W. 'Bill' Price, Since we did it once already it is only snow and some sleet now (another 5"), no frozen rain thankfully but I still have to clear it...
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