Spiral Galaxy Messier 106 in Canes Venatici | Hubble

Spiral Galaxy Messier 106 in Canes Venatici | Hubble

This image combines Hubble Space Telescope observations of Messier 106 with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany. Gendler combined Hubble data with his own observations to produce this stunning color image.

Messier 106 is a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, a little over 20 million light-years away.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and R. Gendler (for the Hubble Heritage Team). Acknowledgment: J. GaBany

Release Date: Feb. 5, 2013

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