本帖最后由 gohomeman1 于 2009-12-18 13:23 编辑
M51的图实在很多了,今天的APOD图不是哈勃、Spitzer这些轨道望远镜拍的,也不是ESO的VLT、夏威夷的双子座巨型望远镜拍的,我对摄影者不太了解,但是照片显然很有特色,关键是场景大。
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Whirlpool Galaxy Deep Field
Credit & Copyright: Jon Christensen
Explanation:
Follow the handle of the Big Dipper away from the dipper's bowl, until you get to the handle's last bright star. Then, just slide your telescope a little south and west and you might find this stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the 51st entry in Charles Messier's famous catalog. Perhaps the original spiral nebula, the large galaxy with well defined spiral structure is also cataloged as NGC 5194. Its spiral arms and dust lanes clearly sweep in front of its companion galaxy (left), NGC 5195. The pair are about 31 million light-years distant and officially lie within the angular boundaries of the small constellation Canes Venatici. Though M51 looks faint and fuzzy to the human eye, the above long-exposure, deep-field image taken last month shows much of the faint complexity that actually surrounds the smaller galaxy. |
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