2023 May 19 - Curly Spiral Galaxy M63
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 19/05/2023

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M63. In this very deep exposure, we can see total streams around the galaxy where it is in the process of cannibalizing the smaller galaxies that once orbited it.

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