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2025 August 18 - NGC 1309: A Useful Spiral Galaxy
In today's image, we see the galaxy known as NGC 1309. This galaxy is said to be useful since there have been multiple supernovae as well as Cepheid variable stars known in it. This gives us multiple ways to determine the distance and helps to calibrate the distance scale of the universe.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this…
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