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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
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                                    2023 May 26   
      
                              Virgo Cluster Galaxies   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Abdullah Alharbi   
      
      Explanation: Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster are scattered across this   
      nearly 4 degree wide telescopic field of view. About 50 million   
      light-years distant, the Virgo Cluster is the closest large galaxy   
      cluster to our own local galaxy group. Prominent here are Virgo's   
      bright elliptical galaxies Messier catalog, M87 at bottom center, and   
      M84 and M86 (top to bottom) near top left. M84 and M86 are recognized   
      as part of Markarian's Chain, a visually striking line-up of galaxies   
      on the left side of this frame. Near the middle of the chain lies an   
      intriguing interacting pair of galaxies, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435, known   
      to some as Markarian's Eyes. Of course giant elliptical galaxy M87   
      dominates the Virgo cluster. It's the home of a super massive black   
      hole, the first black hole ever imaged by planet Earth's Event Horizon   
      Telescope.   
      
                  Tomorrow's picture: Crescent Neptune and Triton   
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