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The Two-faced Whirlpool Galaxy
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NASA image release January 13, 2011 <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5352962836">These images</a></b> by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show off two dramatically different face-on views of the spiral galaxy M51, dubbed the Whirlpool Galaxy. <b>The image above,</b> taken in visible light, highlights the attributes of a typical spiral galaxy, including graceful, curving arms, pink star-forming regions, and brilliant blue strands of star clusters.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Two-faced Whirlpool Galaxy. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001925.
