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📸 In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M61
M61 (NGC 4303) is a barred spiral galaxy 55 million light-years away in the Virgo Cluster. Its bright center contains a supermassive black hole surrounded by a smaller spiral of star-forming gas — like a galaxy within a galaxy.
📅 June 24, 2025
📷 Robert Gendler, NASA, ESA, Hubble, ESO
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