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🌌 "The Grand Spiral of M100" 🌌

 

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Spinning serenely in the heart of the Virgo Cluster, Messier 100 is one of the most majestic grand design spiral galaxies known to us.

 

Also cataloged as NGC 4321, this face-on beauty showcases tightly wound spiral arms, glowing with star-forming regions and interlaced with dark dust lanes. At approximately 55 million light-years from Earth, M100 spans over 100,000 light-years — rivaling the Milky Way in size and elegance. Its well-defined structure and active star-forming activity make it a key object of study in understanding galactic evolution.

 

Galaxy Type: Grand Design Spiral (SAB(s)bc)

 

Constellation: Coma Berenices

 

Distance: ~55 million light-years

 

Apparent Magnitude: 10.1

 

Coordinates: RA 12h22m54s, Dec +15°49′20″

 

Lights: 125x300" (LRGB)

Telescope: Planewave CDK24

Camera: QHY 600M

Filters: LRGB Astrodon

Processed: Pixinsight

Date: 31/03/2025

 

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