In May, we are looking away from the crowded, dusty plane of our own galaxy toward a region where the sky is brimming with distant galaxies. Locate Virgo to find a concentration of roughly 2,000 galaxies and search for Coma Berenices to identify many more. Keep watching for space-based views of galaxies like the Sombrero Galaxy, M87, and M64.
Credit: NASA and the Office of Public Outreach (STScI) http://www.stsci.edu/
Credit: NASA and the Office of Public Outreach (STScI) http://www.stsci.edu/
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