Hubble image archive
Images of Spiral Galaxy M100 Before and After Hubble's First Servicing Mission
A majestic pinwheel formed by hundreds of billions of stars harbors rare pulsating stars that can yield clues to the size and age of the universe. The galaxy is so far away, Hubble sees it as it appeared at about the time dinosaurs roamed the Earth. (Image Released: January 1994)...
- Date
- Jan 1, 1995
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1995-49-376-image
A majestic pinwheel formed by hundreds of billions of stars harbors rare pulsating stars that can yield clues to the size and age of the universe. The galaxy is so far away, Hubble sees it as it appeared at about the time dinosaurs roamed the Earth. (Image Released: January 1994)
Credits
NASA and STScIImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | M100 |
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
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