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2026 March 16 - NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Galaxy

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as the Spanish Dancer galaxy and also known as NGC 1566. This is an example of a grand design spiral with majestic spiral arms swirling out from the center.


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