Hubble view of M 106
This image combines Hubble observations of M 106 with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany. Gendler combined Hubble data with his own observations to produce this stunning colour image.
M 106 is a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, a little over 20 million light-years away.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and R. Gendler (for the Hubble Heritage Team). Acknowledgment: J. GaBany
About the Image
| Id: | heic1302a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 February 2013, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1302 |
| Size: | 7910 x 6178 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 106 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 20 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Optical H-alpha |
656 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
