Spiral Galaxy M100
The core of the grand design spiral galaxy M100, as imaged by Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 in its high resolution channel. The WFPC-2 contains modified optics that correct for Hubble's previously blurry vision, allowing the telescope for the first time to cleanly resolve faint structure as small as 30 light-years across in a galaxy which is tens of millions of light years away. The image was taken on December 31, 1993.
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About the Image
NASA press release
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NASA caption
| Id: | opo9401c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 January 1994, 06:00 |
| Size: | 461 x 461 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 12204+1605, M 100, Messier 100, NGC 4321 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 50 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
