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Posted: 2025-04-15 23:24:53 UTC
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The ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week features Messier 77, also known as the Squid Galaxy, located 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (the Whale). Its nickname comes from the filamentary structure that resembles squid tentacles.
Messier 77 is 45 million light-years away.
The galaxy is located in the constellation Cetus.
Its filamentary structure resembles squid tentacles.
Previous generations of astronomers were unable to see the details of the filamentary structure.
It took over a century to realize that spiral nebulae were separate galaxies.