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[[File:Dart Board Galaxy (Messier 101).jpg|thumb|Earliest known photograph of the '''Dart Board Galaxy'''.]]The '''Dart Board Galaxy''' (Messier | [[File:Dart Board Galaxy (Messier 101).jpg|thumb|Earliest known photograph of the '''Dart Board Galaxy'''.]]The '''Dart Board Galaxy''' (Messier 101a) is a face-on dartboard-type galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Pseudo. | ||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Armageddon Hard.jpg|link=Armageddon Hard|'''''[[Armageddon Hard]]''''' is a 1998 American planetary catastrophe heist film about a New York City detective (Bruce Willis) who must stop a rogue splinter asteroid (99942 Apophis-B) from destroying the earth. | File:Armageddon Hard.jpg|link=Armageddon Hard|'''''[[Armageddon Hard]]''''' is a 1998 American planetary catastrophe heist film about a New York City detective (Bruce Willis) who must stop a rogue splinter asteroid (99942 Apophis-B) from destroying the earth. | ||
File:Alka-Seltzer for Venus.jpg|link=Alka-Seltzer for Venus|'''[[Alka-Seltzer for Venus]]''' is a proposal to terraform Venus using enormous Alka-Seltzer tablets. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Alka-Seltzer for Venus]] | |||
* ''[[Armageddon Hard]]'' | * ''[[Armageddon Hard]]'' | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ Post] @ Twitter (March 2022) | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy Pinwheel Galaxy] @ Wikipedia - (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) - a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries. | ||
=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1608478274518228992 Post] @ Twitter (30 December 2022) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1507852419413204994 Post] @ Twitter (26 March 2022) | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 19 June 2023
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The Dart Board Galaxy (Messier 101a) is a face-on dartboard-type galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Pseudo.
In the News
Armageddon Hard is a 1998 American planetary catastrophe heist film about a New York City detective (Bruce Willis) who must stop a rogue splinter asteroid (99942 Apophis-B) from destroying the earth.
Alka-Seltzer for Venus is a proposal to terraform Venus using enormous Alka-Seltzer tablets.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Pinwheel Galaxy @ Wikipedia - (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) - a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries.