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Hanny's Voorwerp was first seen in 2007 � a strange blue blob in the constellation of Leo Minor. Since then it has been imaged by large telescopes in visible light, ultraviolet light, infrared light, radio waves and X-rays, but astronomers still don't agree about what the mystery object is.

What is Hanny's Voorwerp

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Galaxy Zoo participants have created a Galaxy Alphabet using real images of galaxies that they have been classifying. Here is the message: Caution! Structure formation in progress