M101 Composite Image: Hubble
Ssc2009 03a3

Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Kuntz (JHU), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), J. Trauger (Jet Propulsion Lab), J. Mould (NOAO), Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois, Urbana), and STScI

Observation • February 10th, 2009 • ssc2009-03a3

ssc2009-03a3

The yellow color is Hubble's view in visible light. Most of this light comes from stars, and they trace the same spiral structure as the dust lanes.

About the Object

Name
Pinwheel GalaxyMessier 101M101
Type
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Activity > Normal
Distance
27,000,000 Light Years
Redshift
0.0008

Color Mapping

Band Wavelength Telescope
Optical 435 nm Hubble ACS