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Cigar Galaxy (M82), May 12, 2023 |
One Eyed Wonder
The young man had only one good eye, yet he saw things no one had seen before.
It was New Year’s eve, the year 1774. In the port city of Hamburg in what would become present day Germany, the 27 year old astronomer was observing the night sky, about to make a discovery that would bear his name.