M61 is found in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. M61 has features found in many spiral galaxies like bright spiral arms, a central bar, dust lanes, and bright clusters of stars. M61 is similar to the Milky Way galaxy. M61 was discovered twice in the same day in the year 1779 although one astronomer mistook it for a comet. I found it interesting to learn that light from M61 takes 55 million years to reach Earth. This image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. It's amazing how detailed the image is.
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