M61

Prepare to explore the celestial depths with our stunning 1000-piece M61 puzzle.

Though the gleaming spiral of this galaxy makes for a spectacular sight, one of the most interesting features of M61 lurks unseen at the centre of this image. As well as widespread pockets of star formation, M61 hosts a supermassive black hole more than 5 million times as massive as the Sun.

M61 appears almost face-on, making it a popular subject for astronomical images, even though the galaxy lies more than 52 million light-years from Earth.

Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESO, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team
https://esahubble.org/images/potw2114a/