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Spacelab
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This is a presentation of two comparison images of the Spiral Galaxy M81 in the constellation URA Major. The galaxy is about 12-million light years from Earth. The left image is the Spiral Galaxy M81 as photographed by the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT) during the Astro-1 Mission (STS-35) on December 9, 1990. This UIT photograph, made with ultraviolet light, reveals regions where new stars are forming at a rapid rate.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSpacelab. NASA/MSFC, 1990-12-09. Public domain. ID: 9126013.
