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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2025 December 2   
       A big beautiful sprawling spiral galaxy is shown. The galaxy has well   
       defined spiral arms with bright blue star clusters and dark red dust.   
         The center is a bright white. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                     M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center   
               Image Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA, L. C. Ho, D. Thilker   
      
      Explanation: What's happening in the center of nearby spiral galaxy   
      M77? The face-on galaxy lies a mere 47 million light-years away toward   
      the constellation of the Sea Monster (Cetus). At that estimated   
      distance, this gorgeous island universe is about 100 thousand   
      light-years across. Also known as NGC 1068, its compact and very bright   
      core is well studied by astronomers exploring the mysteries of   
      supermassive black holes in active Seyfert galaxies. M77's active core   
      glows bright at x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and radio   
      wavelengths. The featured sharp image of M77 was taken by the Hubble   
      Space Telescope. The image shows details of the spiral's winding spiral   
      arms as traced by obscuring red dust clouds and blue star clusters, all   
      circling the galaxy's bright white luminous center.   
      
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