Barred Spiral Galaxy · M91

M91 — NGC 4548

M91 was one of the most mysterious Messier objects for over 200 years — Messier's notes identified a position for it that matched no known object, and it was classed as one of the "missing Messier objects." In 1969, amateur astronomer Willi

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