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Digitized Sky Survey 2 image of the Pinwheel Galaxy


Date: 27 February 2006
Satellite: Hubble
Depicts: Messier 101, M 101, Pinwheel Galaxy
Copyright: ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2

This two-colour image shows the 3.7 x 2.7 degrees area on the sky centred on the Pinwheel Galaxy. It was composed from Digitized Sky Survey 2 images. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin (http://www.skyfactory.org)
Last Update: 1 September 2019
19-Apr-2026 18:13 UT

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