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Markarian’s Chain in Virgo: a graceful arc of elliptical and spiral galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, ~50–60 million light-years away—featuring M84, M86, and the “Eyes” pair NGC 4438/4435.
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September 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Two dwarf galaxies, NGC 4532 and DDO 137, are rushing into the Virgo Cluster at 547 mi s⁻¹, leaving a 185,000‑light‑year hydrogen bridge. Read more: https://getnews.me/two-dwarf-galaxies-plunge-into-virgo-cluster-at-547-miles-per-second/ #virgocluster #dwarfgalaxies
Two Dwarf Galaxies Plunge into Virgo Cluster at 547 miles per second
September 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 16/06/2004

Elliptical Galaxy M87

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Stunning image of the giant elliptical galaxy M87, captured by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Located in the Virgo Cluster, M87 is significantly larger than average galaxies and boasts an unusually high number of globular clusters visible as faint spots around its bright center. This image highlights the differences between elliptical and spiral galaxies.
May 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 04/10/2013

The Densest Galaxy

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Hubble Space Telescope image showcasing the giant elliptical galaxy M60 (NGC 4649) and the ultra-compact dwarf galaxy M60-UCD1. M60 is one of the largest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, while M60-UCD1 is one of the densest galaxies known, possibly harboring a supermassive black hole. The image highlights the contrast in size and density between these two celestial objects.
June 20, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Space photo of the week: Galaxies teeter toward collision in the sparkling depths of Virgo #Science #Space #Astrophysics #GalacticCollision #VirgoCluster #AstronomyPhotography
Space photo of the week: Galaxies teeter toward collision in the sparkling depths of Virgo
An ultra-deep image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a wide variety of galaxies in the unusual Antlia Cluster.
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January 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Teledyne Space Imaging is proud to have played a significant role in the development of the 3.2-gigapixel camera, providing 117 CCD250-82 imaging sensors.

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July 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 20/05/2010

M87: Elliptical Galaxy with Jet

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A telescopic view of the giant elliptical galaxy M87 (NGC 4486), the dominant galaxy in the Virgo Cluster. M87, over 120,000 light-years across, is larger than our Milky Way and contains a supermassive black hole, producing a high-energy jet visible near the one o'clock position. Other galaxies, including NGC 4478 and NGC 4476, are also visible in this deep-space image.
May 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 05/05/2007

Sombrero Galaxy Across the Spectrum

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A stunning composite image of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) showcasing data from Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), Hubble Space Telescope (green), and Spitzer Space Telescope (red). The image reveals the galaxy's hot gas, stellar populations, and dust ring, highlighting its unique structure and 60,000 light-year extent. Located 28 million light-years away in the Virgo cluster.
May 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 05/02/2015

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy

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A stunning image of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104 or NGC 4594), a spiral galaxy seen nearly edge-on, revealing its prominent dust lane and bright central bulge. Processed from Hubble Space Telescope and Subaru data, this image showcases the galaxy's intricate details, including its sombrero-like appearance. Located 28 million light-years away in the Virgo Cluster, M104 is approximately 50,000 light-years across and believed to harbor a supermassive black hole at its core.
May 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Markarian’s Chain is a visually striking alignment of galaxies in the Virgo constellation, such as Messier 84 and Messier 86.
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April 8, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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📸 In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M61
M61 holds a spiral within a spiral — a glowing core surrounding a black hole.
📅 June 24, 2025
📷 Robert Gendler, NASA, ESA, Hubble, ESO
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A detailed image of spiral galaxy M61, showing a face-on view with well-defined spiral arms extending outward. The arms contain pink star-forming regions, blue star clusters, and dark dust lanes. At the bright center is a glowing core, which contains a tightly wound spiral of gas surrounding a supermassive black hole. This inner spiral resembles a miniature galaxy nested within the larger structure. The galaxy appears surrounded by the dark backdrop of space with scattered distant stars.
June 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 31/03/2019

Markarian's Chain of Galaxies

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Stunning image of Markarian's Chain, a string of galaxies in the heart of the Virgo Cluster. Two large lenticular galaxies, M84 and M86, are prominent, along with the interacting "Eyes" galaxies. This cluster, 70 million light-years away, is the nearest galaxy cluster to our own and exerts a significant gravitational pull on our Local Group.
April 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Astronomy Picture from 18/06/2005

Visitors' Galaxy Gallery

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A stunning collection of six galaxies, captured by amateur astronomers at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The image showcases a variety of galaxy types, including spiral galaxies like M61 and NGC 4725, and the irregular galaxy NGC 4449. Pink regions highlight star-forming areas within the galaxies. The galaxies featured are M61, NGC 4449, NGC 4725, NGC 5068, NGC 5247, and NGC 5775/5774.
June 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM