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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                    2025 May 22   
      
                              Curly Spiral Galaxy M63   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Alberto Pisabarro   
      
      Explanation: A bright spiral galaxy of the northern sky, Messier 63 is   
      nearby, about 30 million light-years distant toward the loyal   
      constellation Canes Venatici. Also cataloged as NGC 5055, the majestic   
      island universe is nearly 100,000 light-years across, about the size of   
      our own Milky Way. Its bright core and majestic spiral arms lend the   
      galaxy its popular name, The Sunflower Galaxy. This exceptionally deep   
      exposure also follows faint loops and curling star streams far into the   
      galaxy's halo. Extending nearly 180,000 light-years from the galactic   
      center, the star streams are likely remnants of tidally disrupted   
      satellites of M63. Other satellite galaxies of M63 can be spotted in   
      the remarkable wide-field image, including dwarf galaxies, which could   
      contribute to M63's star streams in the next few billion years.   
      
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