The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope – with a little help from an amateur astronomer – has produced one of the best views yet of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 106. Located a little over 20 million light-years away, practically a neighbour by cosmic standards, Messier 106 is one of the brightest and nearest spiral galaxies to our own.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1302/
Kind regards,
ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
5 February 2013
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5 February 2013: Despite its appearance, which looks much like countless other galaxies, Messier 106 hides a number of secrets. In this episode of the Hubblecast, Dr Joe Liske (aka Dr J) takes ...
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