Uploaded August 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We use the Isaac Newton Telescope, on La Palma, to image the gorgeous galaxy M74 - one of the most distant Messier Objects.

Featuring Paul Crowther (University of Sheffield) and Rafa Barrena from the El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.

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Editing in this film by Stephen Slater