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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.   
      
                                  2024 October 9   
      A spiral galaxy with blue spiral arms and a bright center is shown. The   
       galaxy is surrounded by foreground stars and two smaller galaxies. In   
        the galaxy's center are dark brown dust and red emission filaments.   
             Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                    M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center   
                     Image Credit & Copyright: Ali Al Obaidly   
      
      Explanation: What's happening at the center of spiral galaxy M106? A   
      swirling disk of stars and gas, M106's appearance is dominated by blue   
      spiral arms and red dust lanes near the nucleus, as shown in the   
      featured image taken from the Kuwaiti desert. The core of M106 glows   
      brightly in radio waves and X-rays where twin jets have been found   
      running the length of the galaxy. An unusual central glow makes M106   
      one of the closest examples of the Seyfert class of galaxies, where   
      vast amounts of glowing gas are thought to be falling into a central   
      massive black hole. M106, also designated NGC 4258, is a relatively   
      close 23.5 million light years away, spans 60 thousand light years   
      across, and can be seen with a small telescope towards the   
      constellation of the Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici).   
      
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