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                                 2022 February 26   
      
                           Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945   
               Image Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager, Eric Benson   
      
      Explanation: Large spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen nearly edge-on in   
      this cosmic galaxy close-up. It's almost the size of our Milky Way   
      Galaxy. NGC 4945's own dusty disk, young blue star clusters, and pink   
      star forming regions stand out in the colorful telescopic frame. About   
      13 million light-years distant toward the expansive southern   
      constellation Centaurus, NGC 4945 is only about six times farther away   
      than Andromeda, the nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way.   
      Though this galaxy's central region is largely hidden from view for   
      optical telescopes, X-ray and infrared observations indicate   
      significant high energy emission and star formation in the core of NGC   
      4945. Its obscured but active nucleus qualifies the gorgeous island   
      universe as a Seyfert galaxy and home to a central supermassive black   
      hole.   
      
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