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Three Telescopes Spy M101 Galaxy
Galaxy Messier 101
X-ray: NASA/CXC/JHU/K. Kuntz et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/JHU/K. Kuntz et al.; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/K. Gordon
NASA has released a new image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 in celebration of the International Year of Astronomy. It combines images from three NASA space telescopes: the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Each telescope detects light in a different range of wavelengths to reveal different aspects of the galaxy. Multiwavelength images produce a more complete picture of space objects like Messier 101.
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