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Printable 2012 Chandra Calendar

Print your own 2012 Chandra calendar with spectacular images from the past year. Featured objects include supernova remnants, galaxies in various shapes & sizes and star clusters in our very own Milky Way. Available as a 12-page full color PDF in 17x11" sizes. Individual months may also be downloaded separately. Links for image descriptions and credits are provided below.

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Full 17x11" Calendar, High Resolution
Full 17x11" Calendar, Low Resolution
Full 11x8.5" Calendar, High Resolution
Full 11x8.5" Calendar, Low Resolution
NGC 281
January
NGC 281
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Tycho's Supernova Remnant
February
Tycho's Supernova Remnant
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VV 340
March
VV 340
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Pandora’s Cluster
April
Pandora's Cluster
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Carina Nebula
May
Carina Nebula
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Chandra Deep Field South
June
Chandra Deep Field South
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NGC 4151
July
NGC 4151
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GRS 1915+105
August
GRS 1915+105
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G299.2-2.9September
G299.2-2.9
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30 Doradus
October
30 Doradus
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M82
November
M82
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Cassiopeia A
December
Cassiopeia A
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