Astronomy Friday — NGC 4550 And 4551

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NGC 4550, on the left, was originally thought to be a spiral galaxy but is now considered a lenticular with two strange counter-rotating disks. Although these two look like a close pair, there is no sign that the two galaxies are interacting.

8x4 secs; Lodestar Pro Mono; Starblast 114mm Autotracker; Starlight Live; cropped

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E.Eggert(m2c4)
E.Eggert(m2c4)

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