Cathie LeBlanc · @cathieleblanc
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The constellation is full of galaxies. The central galaxy in this photo is which contains about 3800 globular clusters of stars and its halo contains a number of dwarf galaxies that have been disrupted and incorporated into M86. Other galaxies in this image include M84, NGC4388, NGC4387, NGC4407, NGC4402, NGC4425, and my favorite, the interacting pair at the bottom, NGC4435 and NGC4438 known as the Eyes Galaxies.

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