Posted on Feb 24, 2021
APOD: 2021 February 24 - Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble." M66, also known as NGC 3627, was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on March 1, 1780. He described it as "very long and very faint". It lies 31 million light years from Earth, and is about 95,000 light years across (slightly smaller than our Milky Way). Its sweeping arms, blue stars, and ionized hydrogen clouds (pink) have been fertile grounds for supernovae hunters: since 1973, five have been observed (the last being in 2016). M66, along with M65 and NGC 3628, make up the 'Leo Triplet' found (as the name implies) in the constellation Leo.
APOD: 2021 February 24 - Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Wednesday, February 24, 2021 entitled "Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble."
Image: Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble - Image Credit - NASA, ESA, Hubble, Janice Lee; Processing & Copyright - Leo Shatz; Text - Karen Masters
A snapshot from 30 million light years away/ago is an interesting concept. :-)
Yet another wonderful picture from the Hubble showing a section of the heavens created by the LORD.
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"Explanation: It’s always nice to get a new view of an old friend. This stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of nearby spiral galaxy M66 is just that. A spiral galaxy with a small central bar, M66 is a member of the Leo Galaxy Triplet, a group of three galaxies about 30 million light years from us. The Leo Triplet is a popular target for relatively small telescopes, in part because M66 and its galactic companions M65 and NGC 3628 all appear separated by about the angular width of a full moon. The featured image of M66 was taken by Hubble to help investigate the connection between star formation and molecular gas clouds. Clearly visible are bright blue stars, pink ionized hydrogen clouds -- sprinkled all along the outer spiral arms, and dark dust lanes in which more star formation could be hiding."
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Image: Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble - Image Credit - NASA, ESA, Hubble, Janice Lee; Processing & Copyright - Leo Shatz; Text - Karen Masters
A snapshot from 30 million light years away/ago is an interesting concept. :-)
Yet another wonderful picture from the Hubble showing a section of the heavens created by the LORD.
APOD background
"Explanation: It’s always nice to get a new view of an old friend. This stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of nearby spiral galaxy M66 is just that. A spiral galaxy with a small central bar, M66 is a member of the Leo Galaxy Triplet, a group of three galaxies about 30 million light years from us. The Leo Triplet is a popular target for relatively small telescopes, in part because M66 and its galactic companions M65 and NGC 3628 all appear separated by about the angular width of a full moon. The featured image of M66 was taken by Hubble to help investigate the connection between star formation and molecular gas clouds. Clearly visible are bright blue stars, pink ionized hydrogen clouds -- sprinkled all along the outer spiral arms, and dark dust lanes in which more star formation could be hiding."
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The featured image of M66 was taken by Hubble to help investigate the connection between star formation and molecular gas clouds. Clearly visible are bright blue stars, pink ionized hydrogen clouds -- sprinkled all along the outer spiral arms, and dark dust lanes in which more star formation could be hiding.
Beautiful image. Good morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
Beautiful image. Good morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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