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Monday, Feb. 29, 2016: The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope catches nearby spiral galaxy Messier 98, existing 44.4 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Coma Berenices. A satellite dwarf galaxy lies near the edge of Messier 98. Two more distant galaxies appear face-on to us, along with a large and even more remote cluster of galaxies, seen as the foggy area of tiny dots. Image released February 2016.

— Tom Chao

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