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12-31-2019 TSS Astrophotography Photo of the Day.
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And for our last TSS APOD for 2019 we have selected a beautiful image of M31 the Andromeda Galaxy. Captured by member bobharmany (Bob). Bob actually captured it image a while back but was testing software and reprocessed this image. Congratulations Bob! Here's a link to the original topic: LINK
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:clap: Excellent image!
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Congrats on the award Bob - excellent photo.
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Congratulations Bob!

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Well done Bob, love the colors
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Congratulations Bob.
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Congratulations on the award and thanks for sharing it . Its a great image. Phill
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Beautiful image, Bob. Congratulations!!!

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Good show Bob; well done! :D

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