- Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
- This image from the Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) was captured on June 28, 2002. Winter ice is retreating from James Bay, but remains in Hudson bay, to the north.
- Messier 49 (Wikipedia)
Messier 49 (also known as M49 or NGC 4472) is a giant elliptical galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. This galaxy was discovered by astronomer Charles Messier in 1777.
