M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy in Stars and Dust 2/19/06

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M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy in Stars and Dust 2/19/06

Post by orin stepanek » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:42 pm

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060219.html

I love galaxies and this one is no exception. There must be a lot of star nurseries in this galaxy with all the dust there.
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