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                                 2023 May 26
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                           Virgo Cluster Galaxies
              Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Abdullah Alharbi

   Explanation: [5]Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster are scattered across this
   nearly 4 degree wide [6]telescopic field of view. About 50 million
   light-years distant, the Virgo Cluster is the closest large galaxy
   cluster to our own local galaxy group. Prominent here are Virgo's
   bright elliptical galaxies [7]Messier catalog, M87 at bottom center,
   and M84 and M86 (top to bottom) near top left. M84 and M86 are
   recognized as part of [8]Markarian's Chain, a visually striking line-up
   of galaxies on the left side of this frame. Near the middle of the
   chain lies an intriguing interacting pair of galaxies, NGC 4438 and NGC
   4435, known to some as [9]Markarian's Eyes. Of course [10]giant
   elliptical galaxy M87 dominates the Virgo cluster. It's the home of a
   super massive black hole, the first black hole ever imaged by planet
   Earth's [11]Event Horizon Telescope.

               Tomorrow's picture: Crescent Neptune and Triton
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