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Hubble Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Spectacular New Images (2005)

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*Description*:> A pan of the Whirlpool Galaxy that reveals the fine details captured by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys across the spiral arms, dust lanes, and galaxy companion. Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, NGC 5194/5 Object Description: Face-on Spiral Galaxy with Companion Position (J2000): R.A. 13h 29m 52.37s Dec. +47° 11' 40.8" Constellation: Canes Venatici Distance: About 31 million light-years (9.6 Megaparsecs) Dimensions: This image is 9.6 arcminutes (87,000 light-years or 27,000 parsecs) wide. Beckwith (STScI), R. Kennicutt Jr. (University of Arizona), and H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, K. Noll, and T. Royle (The Hubble Heritage Team, STScI). Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): January 18-22, 2005 Exposure Time: 9.0 hours Filters: F435W ("B"), F555W ("V"), F658N (Halpha + ), F814W ("I") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: April 25, 2005 Orientation: Out of This Whirl: the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and Companion Galaxy About the Object Object Name: Eagle Nebula, M16, NGC 6611, IC 4703 Object Description: Gaseous Nebula in Open Cluster Position (J2000): R.A. 18h 18m 51.06s Dec. -13Ôø_Ôø_ 49' 51.11" Constellation: Serpens Distance: About 6,500 light-years (2,000 parsecs) Dimensions: This image is 3.2 arcminutes (6 light-years or 1.9 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: The Hubble…

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