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This ghostly galaxy was first observed in 1780 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain, who worked with renowned comet hunter Charles Messier. M74 lives some 32 million light-years from our planet, and we can view it nearly directly—so astronomers often look into its haunting depths to learn more about spiral galaxies.
Some excellent photos are part of this article.
Some excellent photos are part of this article.
The Heart of a Haunting Galaxy
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Posted 3 mo ago
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Lt Col Charlie Brown The contrast between the photo from Webb (infrared light) and Hubble (visible light) is amazing. Thanks for posting.
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So very beautiful! Our telescopes on space continue to present us with such gorgeous presentations.
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