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After its public release

To create the Gigalaxy I spent 3 weeks under such a dark sky

the Andromeda Galaxy and about 44 other smaller galaxies

Voyager data showed that the planet's rate of rotation is 17 hours

Saturn Eclipse Panorama tatry unstretched imageOn July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated the world over, NASA's Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn's shadow and turned to image the planet, seven of its moons, its inner rings and, in the background, our home planet, Earth. Narrow part of this panorama is known as Cassini's Pale Blue Dot. With the sun's powerful and potentially damaging rays eclipsed by Saturn itself, Cassini's onboard cameras were able to take advantage of this unique viewing