Irregular galaxy NGC 3109 optical image. This galaxy is million light years away in the constellation Hydra. It was originally discovered by John

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Irregular galaxy NGC 3109 optical image. This galaxy is million light years away in the constellation Hydra. It was originally discovered by John Herschel, a South African astronomer in 1834. Photographed by the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope on Big Island, Hawaii.

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Photo credit: © J-C CUILLANDRE/CANADA-FRANCE-HAWAII TELESCOPE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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