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Spiral galaxy M101 in constellation Ursa Major

by

R.Gendler/Nasa/ESA/Novapix

Reference

a-gax54-57014

Date

2011-04-27

The spiral galaxy M101 is about 27 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Image of the core of M101 taken by the Hubble space telescope (HST).