M51 Animation
QuickTime
MPEG
(formatted for TV)
(formatted for TV)
This animation zooms into the NOAO optical image
followed by the HST optical image of M51. Next,
it fades into Chandra's expanded central view of
the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and finally fades into
Chanda's wide field view of M51.
[Run time = 0:30 sec]
(Animation:
CXC/A.Hobart)