Messier 64
Posted in Astronomy at 12:00 on 26 July 2023
From Astronomy Picture of the Day for 20/7/23.
This is an odd sight. A half and half galaxy. Sometimes called the Sleeping Beauty galaxy or the Black Eye galaxy.
Seemingly the galaxy’s stars are contained in two contrarotating systems, most likely the result of two galaxies merging billions of years ago.
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