Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

M64: The Evil Eye Galaxy

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 29, 2021 is “M64: The Evil Eye Galaxy,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA & the PHANGS-HST Team ; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt. The original explanation runs about 165 words.

Messier 64, the Evil Eye Galaxy, is pictured. See Explanation.
Credit: Image Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA & the PHANGS-HST Team ; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Who knows what evil lurks in the eyes of galaxies? The Hubble knows — or in the case of spiral galaxy M64 — is helping to find out.”

— APOD editors, March 29, 2021

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 29, 2021
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA & the PHANGS-HST Team ; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 165 words

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Source

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