The mystery of black-eyed galaxies can be seen in the process of star formation. It’s amazing. Black-eyed galaxies are one of the top ten terror galaxies in the universe. It’s like the galaxy in The Avengers that produces horrible alien creatures, with a very mysterious color. What kind of galaxy is the black-eyed galaxy? The following small series will introduce it to everyone!
Black-eyed galaxy is a merged star system with very strange shape and complicated internal movement left by the collision of two galaxies. Because there is a black belt around the galaxy, the whole galaxy looks like a black eye, so it is called a black-eyed galaxy. But in fact, the black eye part is produced by some black dust facing the bright center of the galaxy. “Black Eye” is just its nickname, and its official name is M64. This galaxy was first recorded by the 18th century French astronomer messier in his own catalog of nebulae and clusters.
Black-eyed galaxies are also called sleeping beauty galaxies. This galaxy looks very unique in small telescopes, so it is also very famous among astronomy enthusiasts. Most of the stars in the black-eyed galaxy move clockwise around the galactic nucleus, but it is very strange to find that the direction of the outer gas in the black-eyed galaxy is completely opposite to that in the inner gas. Astronomers believe that a satellite system collided with M64 a billion years ago, causing the gas to flow in the opposite direction. The satellite has been completely destroyed, leaving only the reverse motion of the outer gas.
Conclusion: This magical black-eyed galaxy can be seen through the astronomical telescope, which makes people feel that the charm of the universe is really great. Bian Xiao will tell you more about mysterious galaxies later.