Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 13, 2022

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy from Hubble

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 13, 2022 is “M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy from Hubble,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , HLA ; Processing & Copyright: Bernard Miller). The original explanation runs about 131 words.

The featured image shows the nearby Whirlpool Galaxy cataloged as Messier 51. Detail spiral arms of this spiral galaxy are visible, as well as its interaction with a smaller galaxy on the image left. Please see the explanation for more deta — Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , HLA ; Processing & Copyright: Bernard Miller Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51 , also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky.”

— APOD editors, June 13, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: June 13, 2022
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , HLA ; Processing & Copyright: Bernard Miller
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 131 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 13, 2022 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2022-june-13-m51-the-whirlpool-galaxy-from-hubble

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