galex_glx2007-02r_img01 May 1st, 2007
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/J. Huchra (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
In a new ultraviolet image, the magnificent M81 spiral galaxy is shown at the center. The orbiting observatory spies the galaxy's "sizzling young starlets" as wisps of bluish-white swirling around a central golden glow. The tints of gold at M81's center come from a "senior citizen" population of smoldering stars.
Provider: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Image Source: /image/galex/glx2007-02r_img01
Curator: Spitzer Science Center, Pasadena, CA, USA
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