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"textContent": "The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera turned its 4-meter telescope toward Messier 104, better known as the Sombrero Galaxy, and captured an exceptional side-on view of the galaxy, sometimes called \"the Universe's dusty brimmed hat.\"\n\n[Read More]",
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