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From Earth to the Universe: Picture of the day

WHIRLPOOL GALAXY This image of the spiral Whirlpool Galaxy and its companion NGC 5195 combines radio data (blue) from the Very Large Array with optical images (white) from the Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey. The stars in these galaxies can be seen as well as the dust. Credit: NRAO / AUI and Juan M. Uson, NRAO.

In 2009, the "From Earth to the Universe" project brought astronomy to millions of people around the world. Take a tour of just some of the locations in a short video on the FETTU Highlights page.