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Thanks to the exceptional scientific advances that have made the Hubble Space
Telescope possible, we have a wonderful gallery of spectacular images from beyond our solar system.
We offer these examples for your enjoyment.
The 12-ton Hubble Telescope is hurling along in an Earth orbit at approx.
5 miles a second. The power of the telescope is such that from New York City you would be able to seperate and see two
fireflies hovering ten feet apart in Tokyo, Japan.
These space images can be printed out and framed to give you a gallery of the Universe.
The ringed galaxy known as Hoag's Object. Diameter: Approx. 120,000 light-years.
Distance: Approx. 600 million light-years.
Whirlpool Galaxy M51
Planetary Nebula M23
Reflection Nebula in the Pleiades IC349
Planetary Nebula IC 418
UGC 10214 - The "Tadpole" Galaxy (About 420 million light-years
from Earth.)
New stars are forming in the center of the Omega Nebula.
The Cone Nebula. A dramatic, star-forming area.
The Whirlpool Galaxy in the Eagle Nebula M51
The Eagle Nebula and the pillars.
The Gravitational Lens effect through Abell 2218, allowing us to see further
than ever.
The "Cat's Eye" dying star NGC 6543
The early remains of Supernova 1987A
Galaxies in collision.
Images courtesy of NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope.
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