{"id":712614,"date":"2010-04-09T03:08:15","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T07:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/?p=7245"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T16:09:46","slug":"beautiful-space-image-m-66-of-the-leo-triplet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/712614","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful space image \u2014 M 66 of the Leo Triplet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacetelescope.org\/images\/html\/heic1006a.html\" >gorgeous galaxy<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spacetelescope.org\/images\/medium\/heic1006a.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"Click for larger image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hubble has snapped a spectacular view of M 66, the largest &#8220;player&#8221; of the Leo Triplet, and a galaxy with an unusual anatomy: it displays asymmetric spiral arms and an apparently displaced core. The peculiar anatomy is most likely caused by the gravitational pull of the other two members of the trio.<\/p>\n<p>The unusual spiral galaxy, Messier 66, is located at a distance of about 35 million light-years in the constellation of Leo. Together with Messier 65 and NGC 3628, Messier 66 is the member of the Leo Triplet, a trio of interacting spiral galaxies, part of the larger Messier 66 group. Messier 66 wins in size over its fellow triplets \u2014 it is about 100 000 light-years across.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Be sure to hit the link up there for an absolutely humongous version of the image. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacetelescope.org\/news\/html\/heic1006.html\" >some additional background<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7245\/\" \/><\/a> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?w=780\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gorgeous galaxy: Hubble has snapped a spectacular view of M 66, the largest &#8220;player&#8221; of the Leo Triplet, and a galaxy with an unusual anatomy: it displays asymmetric spiral arms and an apparently displaced core. The peculiar anatomy is most likely caused by the gravitational pull of the other two members of the trio. 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