#MessierMonday No. 102

Happy #MessierMonday!
This week's catalogue member is M102, aka the Spindle Galaxy. It’s a lenticular galaxy 50 million light years away from Earth, in the constellation Draco.
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Image: NASA, ESA & the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: W. Keel pic.twitter.com/kPiWNqay12

— Dr Clare Turner (@DrMathsPhysics) December 6, 2021