Astronomy - USA (2020-04)

72 ASTRONOMY • APRIL 2020

READER GALLERY

Cosmic portraits

1. NOT GIZMO OR GADGET ...
   Sandqvist 149 in Musca is often
   called the Dark Doodad. It’s
   about 30 light-years long and lies
   700 light-years away. NGC 4372 is
   the globular cluster to the right of
   center. Although it looks like the
   Doodad’s neighbor, it is, in fact,
   19,000 light-years away from us.

• Nicholas Clarke

2. WHIRLING AWAY
   The field around the Southern
   Whirlpool Galaxy (M83) reveals
   many smaller and more distant star
   cities. This object in Hydra is one of
   the most impressive barred spirals
   in the sky. It lies 15 million light-
   years away. • Fernando Menezes

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