Basic Information What is this? A portion of the Galactic Plane Where is it in the sky? In the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross How big is it? The image is about 2 degrees across How far away is it? Looking through the plane of the Galaxy, up to several thousand light years away …
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Spiral Galaxy M74
Basic Information What is this? A spiral galaxy Where is it in the sky? In the constellation of Pisces the Fish How big is it? About the same size as our Milky Way Galaxy How far away is it? About 30 million light years What do the colours represent? This is an image taken by …