The sun, a star*, on January 21, 2000

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The sun, a star, on January 21, 2000
a sphere of gas shining under its own power
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Andromeda, the nearest large galaxy
a large assemblage of stars (hundreds of
billions!)
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Hubble Deep Field photo showing hundreds of
galaxies
For more on the Hubble Deep Field, go to
http//oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/PR/96/01.html