Hubble ACS visible image of M51
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo1103c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 January 2011, 21:45 |
| Size: | 2685 x 3617 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 51, Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 25 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical H-alpha + Nii |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
