Astronomy Friday – NGC 4550 And 4551

NGC 4550, on the left, was originally thought to be a spiral galaxy but is now considered a lenticular with two strange counter-rotating disks. Although these two look like a close pair, there is no sign that the two galaxies are interacting.

8×4 secs; Lodestar Pro Mono; Starblast 114mm Autotracker; Starlight Live; cropped