Post by glactus on Aug 21, 2011 3:07:08 GMT
The Messier 101galaxy
The Messier 101 galaxy is in the Constellation of Ursa Major 25 million light years away and has a diameter of 200,000 light years
M 81
M 81 is in Ursa Major, is 8.5 mllion light years away and has a diameter of 36,000 light years
The beautiful Sombrero galaxy
The Sombrero galaxy is in the Constellation of Virgo, 41 million light years away and has a diameter 60,000 light-years across.
To see videos of cosmic sizes just click on the links below, have sound.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kjR7uPNvRY
Credits: These are NASA/JPL images.
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text by Glactus