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The Swirling Arms of the M100 Galaxy
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The Swirling Arms of the M100 Galaxy

This infrared image, from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, of M100 is a classic example of a grand design spiral galaxy, with prominent and well-defined spiral arms winding from the hot center, out to the cooler edges of the galaxy.

Date
2012-08-15
Photographer / author
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Collection
JPL
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"The Swirling Arms of the M100 Galaxy" (2012-08-15). NASA/JPL/NASA/JPL-Caltech. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA15910

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