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Space Image Galactic Maelstrom Spiral Galaxy
Artist
Matthias Hauser
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Photograph - Photograph
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Space image: Galactic maelstrom, spiral galaxy yellow, blue and pink colors
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). It is of about the same mass and size as the Milky Way. It was first discovered by astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1781, and added to Charles Messier’s famous catalogue of astronomical objects just four days later.
The galaxy resembles a giant maelstrom of glowing gas, rippled with dark dust that swirls inwards towards the nucleus. Messier 96 is a very asymmetric galaxy; its dust and gas is unevenly spread throughout its weak spiral arms, and its core is not exactly at the galactic centre. Its arms are also asymmetrical, thought to have been influenced by the gravitational pull of other galaxies within the same group as Messier 96.
This group, named the M96 Group, also includes the bright galaxies Messier 105 and Messier 95, as well as a number of smaller and fainter galaxies. It is the nearest group containing both bright spirals and a bright elliptical galaxy (Messier 105).
Credit for the web text above: ESA/Hubble
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The original NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image was released under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. I carefully enhanced the picture with a special artistic treatment. Looks like a realistic painting, can be printed in large sizes and the colors are more vivid and vibrant than in the original photo. It will look amazing as large print, canvas print, metal or acrylic print on your wall. Bring the universe in your home or office!
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Credit for the original image: ESA/Hubble & NASA and the LEGUS Team
Acknowledgement: R. Gendler
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September 10th, 2015
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