#messier61 — Public Fediverse posts
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Since it's getting misreported everywhere: this image of the stellar stream of the #galaxy #Messier61 by #Rubin - from A #StellarStream around the Spiral Galaxy Messier 61 in Rubin First Look Imaging: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/ae1829 - is the *best* but not the first. For it had already been imaged, often clearly, by #AmateurAstronomers in 2020, 2024 and earlier in 2025: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133259498@N05/50665292533/ and https://www.galactic-hunter.com/post/messier-61-astrophotography and https://app.astrobin.com/i/0az5qv and https://app.astrobin.com/i/ldptvo - and these are just the results I could track down easily.
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NGC 4303 3 Color + Ha ✨
#dust #galaxy #hst #hubble #m61 #messier61 #ngc4303 #spiral
▶️ 1 new picture from @spacegeck https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NGC_4303_3_Color_%2B_Ha_%2854629147256%29.png