M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy
Filed under pretty pictures, amateur image processing, Deep Impact, stars and galaxies
On July 14, 2011, Deep Impact turned its Medium Resolution Imager toward M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, and took 65 photos. This image is composed of six clear-filter exposures, stacked to reduce the noise from cosmic ray hits.
NASA / JPL / UMD / processed by Emily Lakdawalla
Copyright holder: Emily Lakdawalla

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Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder. Original image data dated on or about July 14, 2011










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