This is a picture of M106. It is an active spiral galaxy located in the constellations of Ursa Major and Canes Venatici. It is 30 thousand light years wide and 21 million light-years away from earth, receding 537 km/sec . Similar to the Andromeda galaxy, it has dust lanes and spiral arms. The reddish parts are stellar nurseries that are filled with young bliue stars.
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