Astronomy Friday – Messier 61 by eeggert · August 19, 2022 Messier 61 is one of the largest galaxies in the Virgo cluster of galaxies and also one of the nicest spirals. You can also see the fainter spirals NGC 4292 to its lower left and NGC 4301 to the right. 25×3.50 secs; Lodestar Pro Mono; Starblast 114mm Autotracker; Starlight Live; cropped Share