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Bode's Galaxy (NGC 3031/M81)

Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Due to its proximity to Earth, large size, and active galactic nucleus (which harbors a 70 million M☉ supermassive black hole), Messier 81 has been studied extensively by professional astronomers. The galaxy's large size and relatively high brightness also make it a popular target for amateur astronomers.

(Dammit I was waiting to post NGC 3034)

S.A. 3035: Birth of Tar-Palantir, the last Faithful King of Númenor.

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This came up for 3038:



Good memory for this one: When I was young, my older brother had little toy cars like this. Weren't bought for me, but I wasn't stopped from playing with them. I used to roll them down different slopes made of different materials, watching them go fast or slow, seeing how much I had to tilt things to get them to roll, and seeing how much of a push they needed to get going without stopping. That's right, outdated gender stereotypes, when I was 5-7, this girl was figuring out, on her own, the basic physics behind friction! Don't tell me I can't do math or science. Might be partially true, but I'm pretty good with statistics and physics for someone who isn't doing either professionally.

NGC 3041

NGC 3041 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It is designated as SAB(rs)c in the galaxy morphological classification scheme. It was discovered by William Herschel on 23 March 1784. The galaxy is approximately 77 million light years away from earth.

3042

3043 BBY: Birth of Dewlannamapia, the Wookiee who raised Han Solo.

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I see stickers like this occasionally while on the road... sometimes before I get close enough, I get annoyed because it slightly resembles the NRA symbol. For those outside the USA, just know that they're a bad group with a lot of blood on their hands.
But then I get close and it's like, oh, fire fighters. People who save lives. Much better. Though still many reports of sexism against firewomen...