Whirlpool Square Color in the view was

Color in the view was created by digitally compositing ultraviolet

originally release by the Hubble Heritage Project in 2002

This sharpest-ever image of the Whirlpool Galaxy

The stunning NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image above shows Palomar 2 in a way that could not be captured from smaller or ground-based telescopes — some amateur astronomers with large telescopes attempt to observe all of the obscure and well-hidden Palomar 15 as a challenge

This cluster is located around 15 000 light-years away from us and contains millions of stars

Whirlpool Square Color in the view wasThe graceful, winding arms of the majestic spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194) appear like a grand spiral staircase sweeping through space. They are actually long lanes of stars and gas laced with dust. This sharpest ever image of the Whirlpool Galaxy, taken in January 2005 with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, illustrates a spiral galaxy's grand design, from its curving spiral arms, where young stars reside, to its