中文翻譯:
在星空中，有一個叫做M77的美麗螺旋星系，距離我們的地球大約有4700萬光年遠，它就像是一個巨大而閃亮的星球。這個星系也被稱為NGC 1068，還有一個亮晶晶的核心，裡面有個超巨大黑洞，天文學家們正在探索它的秘密。M77的活躍核心發出明亮的X射線、紫外線、可見光、紅外線和無線電波。這幅美麗的圖片是由哈勃太空望遠鏡拍攝的，顯示了星系中纏繞的螺旋臂，那裡有紅色的塵埃雲和藍色的星團圍繞著閃亮的白色中心。星系的每個角落都散發著光芒，就像夜空中最閃亮的星星。/在12月10日星期三晚上7點，鳳凰城還有免費的APOD講座，讓大家一起來學習更多有關星空的知識！
原文:
What’s happening in the center of nearby spiral galaxy M77? The face-on galaxy lies a mere 47 million light-years away toward the constellation of the Sea Monster (Cetus). At that estimated distance, this gorgeous island universe is about 100 thousand light-years across. Also known as NGC 1068, its compact and very bright core is well studied by astronomers exploring the mysteries of supermassive black holes in active Seyfert galaxies. M77’s active core glows bright at x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and radio wavelengths. The featured sharp image of M77 was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The image shows details of the spiral’s winding spiral arms as traced by obscuring red dust clouds and blue star clusters, all circling the galaxy’s bright white luminous center. Free APOD Lecture in Phoenix: Wednesday, December 10 at 7 pm
來源:NASA每日圖片
