2023 June 23 - Giant Galaxies in Pavo
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 23/06/2023

In today's image, we see several very large galaxies in the constellation of Pavo. To the upper right, we see a barred spiral galaxy, five times the size of our Milky Way. To the lower left, we see a giant elliptical galaxy. 

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