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Hi all,

An image of the spiral galaxy Messier 99 has been uploaded. A pretty, nearly face-on, unbarred spiral, M99 is quite fluffy. It has the same size as the Milky Way, but only 5% of its mass. The image as well as some more info can be found at:

Messier 99. NGC 4254

Enjoy,
Josep

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