CFHT Astronomy Image Of The Month - February 2002

The Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51) and NGC 5195

Credits:

Image data obtained using the CFH12K camera, Copyright © 2000 CFHT Color image creation by Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Copyright © 2000 CFHT Image optimization and editorial work by Edizioni Scientifiche Coelum Web page editor: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT)   [jcc@cfht.hawaii.edu]