Astronomy Picture of the Day · May 6, 2019

Virtual Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 6, 2019 is “Virtual Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy,” a video. It is credited to Video Credit: F. Summers , J. DePasquale, and D. Player ( STScI ); Music: Into the Wormhole ( Jingle Punks via Youtube). The original explanation runs about 139 words.

From the explanation

“What would it look like to fly over a spiral galaxy? To help visualize this, astronomers and animators at the Space Telescope Science Institute computed a virtual flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) using data and images from the Hubble Space Telescope .”

— APOD editors, May 6, 2019

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: May 6, 2019
Type: Video
Credit: Credit: Video Credit: F. Summers , J. DePasquale, and D. Player ( STScI ); Music: Into the Wormhole ( Jingle Punks via Youtube)
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 139 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, May 6, 2019 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2019-may-6-virtual-flyby-of-the-whirlpool-galaxy

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