The photo for the week of April 17 is titled Messier 63: The Sunflower Galaxy. Messier 63 is a spiral galaxy located in the northern sky in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The diameter is measured at an amazing 100k light-years which is relatively the size of our Milky Way galaxy. The core is a bright yellow core with long, blue spiral arms. Stars are forming in the area that is pink in color.
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