Messier 85, M85
This moody image shows a galaxy named Messier 85, captured in all its delicate, hazy glory by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Messier 85 slants through the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair) and lies around 50 million light-years from Earth. It was first discovered by Charles Messier’s colleague Pierre Méchain in 1781 and is included in the Messier catalog of celestial objects.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. O’Connell (University of Virginia)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, and R. O’Connell (University of Virginia)
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