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Journal Journal: Nerds and geeks 1

Journal by hcg50a on Wednesday November 12, 2003 @01:32AM

Miss Marvel wrote in her journal:

...nerds and geeks. I may live to regret this, but I'm willing to try anything at least once.

I have to say that I am just really disappointed that Miss Marvel seems to be calling me, and a lot of other people, including one of my friends, a nerd and a geek.

Journal Journal: What is CGCG 378-15?

Journal by hcg50a on Wednesday August 27, 2003 @07:27PM

CGCG 378-15 is a galaxy in the Catalogue of Galaxies and of Clusters of Galaxies. It is located at 22h 40m 30s +03d 21m 30.9s (J2000). This galaxy is rather unremarkable, except that it gravitationally lenses a distant quasar, forming a 4-lobed image known as Einstein's Cross .

Journal Journal: What is HCG50a?

Journal by hcg50a on Sunday July 20, 2003 @10:48PM

HCG50a is the brightest component of Hickson Compact Group 50 (HCG50), a small group of 5 galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major. They are extremely faint, and are visible visually only in large telescopes, say > 25" in aperture.

There are 100 groups in the Hickson Compact Group catalog, compiled by Paul Hickson to investigate interacting galaxies.

More information on this interesting catalog can be found here .

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