M74: The Perfect Spiral
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI / AURA)- ESA / Hubble Collaboration
Acknowledgment: R. Chandar (Univ. Toledo) and J. Miller (Univ. Michigan)
Posted on 12/01/2007 5:34:53 AM PST by sig226
Explanation: If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe of about 100 billion stars, 32 million light-years away toward the constellation Pisces, M74 presents a gorgeous face-on view. Classified as an Sc galaxy, the grand design of M74's graceful spiral arms are traced by bright blue star clusters and dark cosmic dust lanes. Constructed from image data recorded in 2003 and 2005, this sharp composite is from the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. Spanning about 30,000 light-years across the face of M74, it includes exposures recording emission from hydrogen atoms, highlighting the reddish glow of the galaxy's large star-forming regions.
Breathtaking!
they shall see signs in the sky...
Wow looks like a white mole with blood lines linked to it.
Can’t think of the proper term for that type of mole right now.
Real bleeders though when removing one.
Someday, I hope, we will all see the bigger picture.
what a MIGHTY God we serve! (First thing that came to mind...)
Without a doubt we don’t know what is going on there. Looks bad.
If you’ve read the replies I’ve posted to these threads, you know that I agree with your post 100%.
I got my pistol, I’ll pop a cap at somebody.
Take that, space losers!
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