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Most Recent Astrophotos
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Current Moon Phase
Chiefland, FL |
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From February, 2025:
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The Lower-Central
Orion Region in SHO Palette |
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From January, 2025:
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SH2-308 - The Dolphin
Head
Nebula |
M81 - Spiral Galaxy |
PK 164+31.1 -
The Headphones
Nebula |
SH2-274 - The Medusa
Nebula |
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Video Sequence:
Io Emerges from Shadow
Transit on Jupiter
01/16/25 |
Saturn 01/16/25 |
Mars 01/16/25 |
Jupiter with Ganymede,
Io, Io's Shadow, and The Great Red Spot 01/16/25 |
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Venus 01/14/25 |
Jupiter and Io 01/07/25 |
SH2-240 - The
Spaghetti
Nebula
(shown in both
SHO and HOO) |
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From December, 2024: |
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IC405 and IC410 -
The Flaming Star Nebula
and the Tadpoles Nebula |
SH2-240 - The
Spaghetti
Nebula |
The Horsehead and
Flame
(reprocessed) |
M45 - The Pleiades
(reprocessed) |
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NGC1579 - The Little
Trifid Nebula Region |
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From November, 2024: |
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IC14805 - The
Heart
Nebula |
NGC1499 - The
California
Nebula |
NGC1491 - The Fossil
Footprint
Nebula |
SH2-155 - The Cave
Nebula |
From October, 2024: |
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IC59 and IC63 - The
Ghost of Cassiopeia
Nebula |
NGC7023 - The Iris
Nebula and Surrounding Region |
LDN1235 - The Shark
Nebula |
SH2-129 / OU4 -
The Flying Bat Nebula /
The Squid Nebula
in Narrowband |
From September, 2024: |
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NGC7380 - The Wizard
Nebula in Narrowband |
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From August, 2024: |
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NGC7635 - The Bubble
Nebula in Narrowband |
M54 - Globular Cluster |
M4 - Globular Cluster |
M70 - Globular Cluster |
From June, 2024: |
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Stephan's Quintet
(reprocessed) |
NGC4169 - The Box
Galaxy Group
(reprocessed) |
Planetary Nebula NGC2610
(reprocessed) |
The Ghost of Jupiter
(reprocessed) |
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The Blinking
Planetary Nebula
(reprocessed) |
Planetary Nebula
PK
164 +33.1
(reprocessed) |
Planetary Nebula
NGC2371 / NGC2372
(reprocessed) |
Planetary Nebula IC418
(reprocessed) |
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NGC6960 - Witch's
Broom Nebula
(reprocessed) |
Veil Nebula Region
(reprocessed) |
NGC5078 -
Spiral Galaxy
(reprocessed) |
NGC2903 -
Spiral Galaxy
(reprocessed) |
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M31 - The
Andromeda Galaxy
(reprocessed) |
IC443 - The
Jellyfish Nebula
(reprocessed) |
IC405 - The
Flaming Star Nebula
(reprocessed) |
NGC6992 - The
Eastern Veil Nebula
(reprocessed) |
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NGC2997 -
Spiral Galaxy
(reprocessed) |
The Medusa Nebula
(reprocessed) |
Planetary Nebula NGC40
(reprocessed) |
NGC246 - Planetary
Nebula
(reprocessed) |
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NGC7023 - The Iris
Nebula
(reprocessed) |
Rho Ophiuchi |
The Cat's Eye Nebula -
NGC6543 |
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From May, 2024: |
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The Eyes Galaxy Pair -
NGC4435/4438 |
Spiral Galaxy -
NGC5746 (reprocessed) |
The Antennae Galaxies
- NGC4038/4039 |
Spiral Galaxy -
NGC6118 |
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The Hamburger Galaxy -
NGC3628 |
Open Star Cluster -
M47 |
Open Star Cluster - M46 |
Open Star Cluster - M48 |
From April, 2024: |
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The
Great Barred Spiral Galaxy - NGC1365(reprocessed) |
The Antennae Galaxies
- NGC4038/4039
(reprocessed) |
The
Pinwheel Galaxy - M101(reprocessed) |
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The Bubble Galaxy -
NGC3521 |
Galaxy Pair:
The Whale and the Pup |
Mosaic: Total
Solar Eclipse 4/8/2024 |
Video Sequence:
Complete
Total
Solar
Eclipse 4/8/2024 |
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GoPro Video: Total
Solar
Eclipse 4/8/2024 |
M33 -
The Triangulum Galaxy
(reprocessed) |
M42 -
The Orion Nebula
(reprocessed) |
The Southern
Pinwheel - M83
(reprocessed) |
From March, 2024: |
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Spiral Galaxy NGC4274 |
The Hockey Stick
Galaxy - NGC4656/57 |
Sunspots 2024-03-25 |
The Silver Needle
Galaxy - NGC4244 |
From February, 2024: |
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The Running Man Nebula |
Spiral Galaxy NGC2613 |
The Cone Nebula |
The Owl Nebula |
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Spiral Galaxy M106 |
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From January, 2024: |
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The Seagull Nebula |
Planetary Nebula
NGC1514
(reprocessed) |
The Rosette Nebula |
The Christmas Tree
Cluster Region |
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The Witch Head Nebula |
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From December, 2023: |
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The Witch Head Nebula
and Nearby Region |
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From November, 2023: |
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NGC1491 - Emission
Nebula in Perseus |
NGC891 - The Outer
Limits Galaxy |
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From October, 2023: |
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NGC253 - The Sculptor
Galaxy |
M2 - Globular Star
Cluster |
NGC925 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy in
Triangulum |
NGC185 - Elliptical Galaxy in
Cassiopeia |
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NGC281 - The Pac-Man
Nebula |
Partial Solar Eclipse
-
October 14, 2023 |
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From September, 2023: |
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NGC7293 - The Helix
Nebula |
NGC7332 and NGC7339 -
Spiral Galaxies in
Pegasus |
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From August, 2023: |
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NGC7331/35/36/376/38/40 - The Deer Lick Galaxy Group |
M74 - Spiral Galaxy in
Pisces |
NGC7635 - The Bubble
Nebula |
M27 - The Dumbbell
Nebula |
From July, 2023: |
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Pickering's Triangle |
NGC6888 -
The Crescent Nebula |
NGC6995 -
The Bat Nebula |
NGC6946 -
The Fireworks Galaxy |
From June, 2023: |
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M20-The Trifid Nebula |
Spiral Galaxy NGC5247 |
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From May, 2023: |
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Supernova 2023ixf in Spiral Galaxy
M101 |
Spiral Galaxy NGC3344 |
Spiral Galaxies
NGC4634 / NGC4633 |
The Whirlpool Galaxy -
M51 |
From April, 2023: |
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NGC4302 and NGC4298 -
Spiral
Galaxies |
NGC4517 - Spiral
Galaxy |
NGC4725 - Spiral
Galaxy |
NGC4676 - The Mice |
From March, 2023: |
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The Crab Nebula |
Reflection Nebula
(M78) |
The Monkey Head Nebula |
Spiral Galaxy
(NGC4565) |
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Omega Centauri |
Spiral Galaxies in Leo |
The Sombrero Galaxy |
The Hamburger Galaxy |
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The Monkey Head Nebula |
Lower's Nebula SH2-261 |
Abell 31 |
The Seagull Nebula |
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The Dolphin Head
Nebula |
IC2169 |
Emission Nebula
SH2-282 |
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From February, 2023: |
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Spiral Galaxy
(M95) |
Spiral Galaxy
(NGC2683) |
Thor's Helmet |
The Eskimo Nebula |
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Irregular Galaxy
(M82) |
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From December, 2020: |
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Conjunction of
Jupiter and Saturn,
December 2020
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From July, 2020: |
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Comet C/2020 Neowise
July 17, 2020
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Comet C/2020 Neowise
July 17, 2020 |
Comet C/2020 Neowise
July 11, 2020 |
Comet C/2020 Neowise
July 11, 2020 |
From November, 2019: |
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Mercury
Transit |
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From November, 2018: |
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M31
Region |
M45 - The Pleiades |
NGC1499 |
NGC7000 -
The North America
Nebula |
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The Double Cluster,
The Heart Nebula,
And The Soul Nebula |
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From July, 2018: |
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M8 and M20 -
The Lagoon and
Trifid Nebulae |
The Double Cluster |
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From November, 2017: |
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The Pinwheel Galaxy
(M33) |
The Horsehead and
Flame |
IC1795 |
The Flaming Star Nebula |
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The Rosette Nebula |
IC1318 Region |
The California Nebula |
The Cocoon Nebula |
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IC59 / IC63 |
M78 Reflection Nebula |
Thor's Helmet |
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From August, 2017: |
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Total Solar Eclipse
Sequence |
Total Solar Eclipse
First Contact |
Total Solar Eclipse
Mid-Eclipse |
Total Solar Eclipse
Nearly Total |
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Total Solar Eclipse
with Prominences
(taken by Dana Willis) |
Total Solar Eclipse
with Corona
(taken by Dana Willis) |
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From December, 2015: |
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The Flaming Star Nebula |
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From November, 2015: |
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The Eskimo Nebula |
The Running Man Nebula |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 46 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 99 |
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The Pinwheel
Galaxy (M33) |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 34 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 96 |
Galaxy Group
(Stephan's Quintet)
Hickson 92 |
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Spiral Galaxy NGC891 |
The Cygnus
Region |
Dome and Stars |
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From September, 2015: |
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"Supermoon" Lunar
Eclipse: September 27,
2015 |
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From April, 2015: |
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Star Trails (North) |
The Big Dipper |
Virgo and
Coma Berenices |
Hercules |
From March, 2015: |
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Galaxy Group
Hickson 42 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 53 |
The Ghost of Jupiter |
The Owl Nebula |
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Galaxy Group
Hickson 51 |
Planetary Nebula IC2165 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 33 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 37 |
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Galaxy Group
Hickson 67 |
Planetary Nebula NGC2438 |
Planetary Nebula NGC2440 |
Planetary Nebula
HE2-126 |
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Galaxy Group
Hickson 57 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 58 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 68 |
Planetary Nebula NGC2452 |
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Planetary Nebula NGC2610 |
Planetary Nebula NGC6058 |
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From December, 2014: |
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Comet C/2014 Q2
(Lovejoy) |
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From November, 2014: |
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Galaxy Group
Hickson 93 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 21 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 10
(with Asteroid 4820 Fay) |
Planetary Nebula
Minkowski's Footprint |
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Planetary Nebula NGC1535 |
Planetary Nebula NGC1360 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 88 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 23 |
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Galaxy Group
Hickson 16 |
Planetary Nebula NGC6891 |
Planetary Nebula Abell
12 |
Planetary Nebula NGC2392
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The Eskimo Nebula |
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Double Cluster Region |
The Hyades |
The Beehive Cluster
Region |
Orion's Belt Region |
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Galaxy Group
Hickson 100 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 22 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 30 |
Planetary Nebula
PK
163 +33.1 |
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Planetary Nebula
NGC2371 / NGC2372 |
Planetary Nebula IC418 |
The Moon 11/27/2014 |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 7 |
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Planetary Nebula IC351 |
Planetary Nebula NGC2346 |
Planetary Nebula IC289 |
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From October, 2014: |
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Planetary Nebula NGC1501 |
Planetary Nebula
NGC7048 |
The Turtle Nebula |
Planetary Nebula
NGC6852 |
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The Cheeseburger Nebula |
Planetary Nebula
NGC2022 |
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From September, 2014: |
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Planetary Nebula NGC40 |
Planetary Nebula
NGC7008 |
Planetary Nebula
NGC1514 |
The Saturn Nebula |
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Planetary Nebula
NGC7027 |
The Cat's Eye Nebula |
The Blinking
Planetary Nebula |
The Blue Snowball |
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Campbell's Hydrogen
Star |
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From May, 2014: |
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Magnitude -8 Iridium
Flare in Hercules |
The Summer Triangle |
Galaxies M81 & M82 |
The Leo Trio |
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Rho Ophiuchi Nebula |
M16 - The Eagle Nebula |
8 Meteors Over 4 Hours |
Supernova in M106 |
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M20 - The Trifid
Nebula |
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From March/April, 2014: |
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Scorpius -
The Scorpion |
The Teapot and
the Scorpion |
Leo - the Lion |
Gemini -
The Twins |
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Centaurus -
the Centaur |
Spiral Galaxy
NGC5033 |
Supernova SN2014J
in M82 |
Twin Quasar with
Spiral Galaxy NGC3079 |
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The Southern
Pinwheel - M83 |
The Hunter and
His Dog |
The Big and
Little Dippers |
The Charioteer -
Auriga |
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The Crow and
the Cup |
Galaxy Group
Hickson 44 |
Comet C2012K1 -
PANSTARRS |
The Whirlpool
Galaxy - M51 |
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Spiral Galaxy - M101 |
Spiral Galaxy -
NGC2903 |
The Sombrero Galaxy |
Jupiter 4/3/14 |
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Mars 4/3/14 |
Saturn 4/3/14 |
Jupiter 4/3/14 |
Mars 4/19/14 |
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Saturn 4/19/14 |
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