The Whirlpool Galaxy
Artwork
Medium:
Digital Photograph
Dimensions:
Artworks -
Height: 20 in
Width: 15.7 in
Historical Context:
A composite image of M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, shows the majesty of its structure in a dramatic new way through several of NASA's orbiting observatories: X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope (green) and infrared emission from the Spitzer Space Telescope (red), and Galaxy Evolution Explorer (blue).