Panning across Messier 77
This video pans across the sky near to spiral galaxy Messier 77 in the constellation of Cetus, ending on a view of the famous object itself. M 77 is a highly-studied galaxy, with an active black hole at its centre and regions of bright star formation dotted along its loosely-wound arms.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: A. van der Hoeven
About the Video
| Id: | heic1305b |
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| Release date: | 28 March 2013, 14:30 |
| Related releases: | heic1305 |
| Duration: | 56 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | M 77, Messier 77 |
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| Category: | Galaxies HD |
