In a galaxy, far far away, is a giant flower, named the Sunflower Galaxy. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1779 and added to Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 63.

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The arrangement of the spiral arms in the galaxy Messier 63, seen here in an image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, recall the pattern at the center of a sunflower.