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•  Info created by M. T. Patterson of New Mexico State University/Kitt Peak National Observatory/NOIRLab using the 4 meter Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope – uploaded by C messier – nominated by Brainandforce -- —brainandforce [yap] 08:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
•  Support NGC 2403 (Caldwell 7) is a stunner and I'd say this image is the best illustration we have of it. —brainandforce [yap] 08:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
•  Support Юрий Д.К. 10:59, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
•  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:48, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
•  Support --Yann (talk) 12:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
•  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 14:34, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
•  Support --Thi (talk) 19:47, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
•  Support TheBritinator (talk) 22:41, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
•  Support —UnpetitproleX (Talk) 02:24, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
•  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 08:44, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
•  Support --Alexander-93 (talk) 18:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 09:13, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
•  Support Excellent. Just one nitpicking: Please rename the image when the nomination is closed. Currently the image has a poetic and rather vague name which does not help to find the image or to distinguish it from other galaxy photos. The new name should at least make clear that this is a photo of spiral galaxy NGC 2403 a.k.a. Caldwell 7. Thank you! – Aristeas (talk) 19:18, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

  Agreed, I think these titles are often lifted from NOIRLab's images of the week, which are usually more poetic than descriptive. —brainandforce [yap] 22:04, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

•  Support -- Radomianin (talk) 22:47, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
•  Support --GRDN711 (talk) 03:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)