Each day we feature a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Sleeping Beauty galaxy may appear peaceful at first sight but it is actually tossing and turning. Stranger still - there is a middle region where the stars rotate in the opposite direction from the surrounding dust and gas . The fascinating internal motions of M 64, also cataloged as NGC 4826, are thought to be the result of a collision between a small galaxy and a large galaxy - where the resultant mix has not yet settled down.
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