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Comet PanSTARRS ‘passing by’ the Andromeda Galaxy

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Comet PanSTARRS “passing by” the Andromeda Galaxy as imaged from Rousay on the night of April, 4. (John Vetterlein)
Comet PanSTARRS “passing by” the Andromeda Galaxy as imaged from Rousay on the night of April, 4. (John Vetterlein)

For more images, see the Comet PanSTARRS page at http://www.spanglefish.com/northernskies/index.asp?pageid=468807

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