MESSIER 64 – THE BLACK EYE GALAXY

in #galaxy7 years ago

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Residing about 19 million light years from our home galaxy, the “Sleeping Beauty” extends across space covering an area nearly 40,000 light years across spinning around at a speed of 300 kilometers per second. Toward its core is a counter rotating disc approximate 4,000 light years wide and the friction between these two may very well be the contributing factor to the huge amounts of starburst activity and distinctive dark dust lane.

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