APOD: 2021 June 24 - Messier 99

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Thursday, June 24, 2021 entitled "Messier 99."

Image: Messier 99 - Image Credit - NASA, ESA, Hubble, Janice Lee; Processing & Copyright - Leo Shatz

Yet another long distance view [50 million light years] away of a section of the heavens designed and sustained by God :-)

APOD Background
"Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, Janice Lee; Processing & Copyright: Leo Shatz
Explanation: Grand design spiral galaxy Messier 99 looks majestic on a truly cosmic scale. This recently processed full galaxy portrait stretches over 70,000 light-years across M99. The sharp view is a combination of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared image data from the Hubble Space Telescope. About 50 million light-years distant toward the well-groomed constellation Coma Bernices, the face-on spiral is a member of the nearby Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Also cataloged as NGC 4254, a close encounter with another Virgo cluster member has likely influenced the shape of its well-defined, blue spiral arms."

Since this is a spiral scene
Spiral Staircase I Love You More Today Than Yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuqHlv1YPe0
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What a magnificent looking Galaxy, Maj William W. 'Bill' Price!!! To bad it is so far away from our Milky Way Galaxy!, yet so beautiful that one can overlook the distance!!! Have an awesome day, Bill!

MAJ Price:
The Hubble has certainly brought much beautiful for us to enjoy.
Thanks for posting this one !