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M 101: The Pinwheel Galaxy

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA2011-07-21

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A large spiral galaxy dominates this view from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The galaxy, often called the Pinwheel galaxy, was designated object 101 in astronomer Charles Messier catalog of fuzzy things in the sky that are not comets.

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  • Title: M 101: The Pinwheel Galaxy
  • Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
  • Date Created: 2011-07-21
  • Rights: JPL
  • Album: kboggs
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