Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  HD108775  ·  HD109416  ·  IC 3409  ·  IC 3442  ·  IC 3453  ·  IC 3476  ·  IC 3478  ·  IC 3500  ·  IC 3501  ·  IC 3520  ·  IC 3522  ·  IC 797  ·  IC 800  ·  M 88  ·  M 91  ·  NGC 4501  ·  NGC 4516  ·  NGC 4523  ·  NGC 4548  ·  NGC 4571
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M88 and M91 galaxies in Coma Berenices, Antoine Grelin
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M88 and M91 galaxies in Coma Berenices

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M88 and M91 galaxies in Coma Berenices, Antoine Grelin
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M88 and M91 galaxies in Coma Berenices

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Two galaxies in the Virgo Supercluster that fit well in the field of view of most telescopes. Both are faint and small (for Messier objects at least) but fun to photograph. M88 is a spiral galaxy, M91 is a barred spiral galaxy. Both about 100,000 light-years away.

More info: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/post/m88-and-m91

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M88 and M91 galaxies in Coma Berenices, Antoine Grelin