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OCR: was listed 1780 byP Mechain MT asa in the Messier catalogi tis, in fact nonstellar object And observer, not very bright;a casua ical tele- arned with only an op notice scope, might not even red with a Yet when M74 is obser isplays its powerful telescope galaxy is beauty In false color its spiral even more magnificen of 80,000 arms (with diarneter ore are light years and bright easy to see. ecause we M74 appears round Most are viewingit face on n oblique galaxies viewed angle and look ovular elongated Mechair catalogt casu totice wher splays telescone calaxyis easn iuse 18Ce ancle eloncated