# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CNiZrn6FUBP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733564-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-04-11T19:32:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Galaxy M61's luminous heart shines ⁣
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In this image, the galaxy's winding spiral arms are studded with ruby-red patches of light — signs of recent star formation. ⁣
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M61 lies more than 52 million light-years from Earth. The heart of the galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole, more than five million times as massive as the Sun. ⁣
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This image incorporates data from not only NASAHubble, but also the FOcal Reducer and Spectrograph 2 camera at the ESOAstronomy’s Very Large Telescope, together revealing M61 in unprecedented detail. It's one of many examples of telescope teamwork! Astronomers frequently combine data from ground-based and space-based telescopes to learn more about the universe.⁣
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Text: EuropeanSpaceAgency⁣
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESO, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team⁣
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#Hubble #SpiralGalaxy #Astronomy

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