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The Andromeda Galaxy, M31 // Buyman3375

With M32 making an appearance at the upper left!

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ANNIA FAUSTINA 3rd Wife Elegabalus 221 AD Ancient Roman Coin Certified NGC Ch VF

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANNIA-FAUSTINA-3rd-Wife-Elegabalus-221-AD-Ancient-Roman-Coin-Certified-NGC-Ch-VF/382834113741?hash=item5922b0fccd%3Ag%3AT2AAAOSwfVpYo38e&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Heritage spotlights Lake Country Collection

Heritage’s upcoming Central States World Coins Signature Auction, scheduled for Apr. 25-30, will be loaded with outstanding material, with an especially strong selection of British coins.

One of the featured offerings in the sale will be The Lake Country Collection, a privately assembled group of nearly 300 coins, mostly British.

Æthelred II (978-1016) penny ND MS63 NGC. (Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions)

The Lake Country Collection contains a wide variety of types, including coins dating as far back as the Viking era, such as a penny of Æthelred II (978-1016), graded MS63 by NGC. It is also particularly strong in issues of George III and Victoria, with virtually all monarchs from Henry VIII to the present day represented.

George II Proof half crown 1746 PR63 PCGS, KM584.2, S-3696, ESC-608. (Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions)

Some of the best coins in this collection are proofs, including a 1746 half crown, PR63 PCGS; an 1821 half sovereign, PR64 NGC; an 1839 crown, PR63 NGC; an 1853 half sovereign, PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS; and many others.

George III Proof pattern crown ND (1820) PR64 NGC, Bull-2055, ESC-221. (Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions)

The collection also includes patterns, such as the ND (1820) proof pattern crown of George III, PR64 NGC, engraved by Pistrucci with what the artist himself regarded as his finest portrait of George III.

This auction will open for bidding on or about April 1, but lots may presently be previewed online at coins.HA.com.

More lots are still to be added, so check often for the newest material.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) releases this stunning image: Irregular Galaxy NGC 55

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) releases this stunning image: Irregular Galaxy NGC 55

Space it amazing, and NASA continuously deliver stunning images we can expand our own horizons from. Fun Fact: NGC 55 was initially observed by James Dunlop in 1826.

Irregular Galaxy NGC 55 , Copyright Martin Pugh

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Elagabalus became Roman Emperor at the age of 14 and was murdered at the age of 18. He tried to impose the worship of Baal upon the Roman world, executed a number of dissident generals, and pushed into high places many favourites distinguished by personal beauty and humble and alien origins. The first crisis of his regime occurred when he divorced his wife to marry the Vestal Virgin Aquilia Severa and declared this union to be a “sacred marriage,” like Baal’s mating with Juno Caelestis. He was persuaded by Julia Maesa, the real power in the government, to adopt his docile cousin Alexander as his son and heir (221) and to divorce Aquilia in favour of a match with a descendant of Marcus Aurelius, Annia Faustina. When Elagabalus changed his mind and sought to depose Alexander and resume his relationship with Aquilia, the Praetorian Guards mutinied, killed Elagabalus and his mother, and made Alexander emperor. This Roman Silver Denarius of Elagabalus (AD 218-222) NGC(AU) is available for sale at worldstoria.com/store. #collectibles #history #ancientcoins #coins #instagram

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Астрономы нашли в крошечной галактике M32 сверхмассивную черную дыру

Астрономы сообщают, что ими открыта сверхмассивная черная дыра в крошечной галактике M32, которая является спутником галактики Андромеда.

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The core of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31 // Yutian Huang

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The Andromeda Galaxy, M31 // MrPhoton

M32 is at the top and M110 is on the bottom edge.

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The Andromeda Galaxy, M31 // Brian Meyerberg

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The Andromeda Galaxy, M31 // YAGUANG WAN

This image was made to bring out the faint arc of ionized oxygen gas seen in blue towards the top right.

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The Andromeda Galaxy, M31 // Stephen Kennedy

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The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and M110 (below) and M32 (above) // Timothy Martin

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The Andromeda Galaxy, M31 // Marc Monarcha

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The Andromeda Galaxy, M31 // DocHawk52

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M32 // AnaTa

A dwarf elliptical galaxy, M32 is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). In fact, you can see the outer edges of Andromeda in the upper right!

This galaxy is a tight conglomeration of mostly older, faint, red stars with no ongoing star formation. Densities in this galaxy reach as high as 860,000 solar masses per cubic light year! For comparison, the density of stars near the Sun is about 0.002 solar masses per cubic light year!