The stunning spiral galaxy Messier 66 revealed - 21 Apr. 2025. - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

Spiral galaxy Messier 66 reveals its stunning beauty in this image captured by Gianluca Masi, Virtual Telescope Project.

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Messier 66 - Messier 66 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in early March.
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Messier 66

Messier 66 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 36 million light-years away in the constellation Leo that reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early March.

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Image of the intermediate spiral galaxy #M66, also known as #NGC3627, made with the FITS from #JWST (filters f090w, f187n, f200w, f335m and f444w) from proposal id 2107.

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