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To: MtnClimber

“Starburst” Galaxy is great, but if galaxy M51 wasn’t already called the “Whirlpool” Galaxy, I could certainly see M94 getting it.


4 posted on 03/06/2025 11:46:17 AM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: telescope115

The name could have been stolen long before recorded history on Earth.


5 posted on 03/06/2025 11:50:43 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: telescope115
Except that you're just seeing the core in that picture. Overall it looks more like a bullseye because something probably collided with it, resulting in the starburst.


6 posted on 03/06/2025 12:02:20 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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