Messier 66 Galaxy Enhanced
by Weston Westmoreland
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Messier 66 Galaxy Enhanced
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Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Messier 66 Galaxy, Enhanced
Spectacular Hubble view of M66, the largest galaxy of the Leo Triplet, which displays asymmetric spiral arms and an apparently displaced core, most likely caused by the gravitational pull of the other two members of the trio.
M 66, is located about 35 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. Together with Messier 65 and NGC 3628, Messier 66 is the member of the Leo Triplet, a trio of interacting spiral galaxies, part of the larger Messier 66 group. M-66 is about 100 000 light-years across.
Original image and text by NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration with acknowledgement to Davide De Martin and Robert Gendler. Further image enhancements and post processing by Weston Westmoreland.
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June 11th, 2018
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