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The purple rose of Virgo
03-27-2007 · EurekAlert!Until now NGC 5584 was just one galaxy among many others, located to the West of the Virgo Cluster. Known only as a number in galaxy surveys, its sheer beauty is now revealed in all its glory in a new VLT image. Since March 1, this purple cosmic rose also holds the brightest stellar explosion of the year, known as SN 2007af.
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