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Jan Hendrik Oort: Comet pioneer

27 February 2004

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Few astronomers have made so many important contributions to so many different fields in astronomy as Oort has. His interests ranged from comets and our Solar System, to stars, galaxies, clusters and the large-scale structure of the Universe.

Credits: Leiden University

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An image of galaxy NGC 3310 has been animated to give the impression of the rotation of galaxies.

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