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  • noun astronomy Any celestial object exhibiting enormous maser activity

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  • OH megamaser galaxies (OHMG) form an important class of ultraluminous IR-galaxies (ULIRGs) whose maser lines emit QSO-like luminosities.

    SpaceRef Top Stories 2010

  • We propose a snapshot survey of a complete sample of 80 OH megamaser galaxies.

    SpaceRef Top Stories 2010

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