Image of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51 in the blue light, from Greg Bothun's collection at the University of Oregon, and the SEDS Deepspace Image FTP Archive. The vivid spiral structure of the inner part of this great galaxy is obvious.
M51 image from Bill Keel's collection at the University of Alabama.
F.L. Whipple Observatory image of M51. Click on the image to see it in full size.
Image of M51 from an anonymous source
Last Modification: 7 Jul 1999, 22:40 MET