Unrivaled View of Spiral Galaxy Messier 106 | Mayall Telescope

Unrivaled View of Spiral Galaxy Messier 106 | Mayall Telescope

CosmoView Episode 24: This celestial snapshot captures the majesty of the spiral galaxy Messier 106, also known as NGC 4258. The image is arguably the best yet captured of the entire galaxy. Obtained using the 4-meter Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab, this image shows not only the glowing spiral arms, wisps of gas, and dust lanes at the core of the galaxy but also the leisurely twisting bands of stars at its outer edges.

Credits:

Images and Videos: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, M.T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)  

Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)  

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: March 19, 2021

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