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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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