Stunning Telescope Image Captures Spiral Galaxy Grand Design
This image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4254, also known as the Coma Pinwheel or Messier 99, is a composite of data taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Atacama Large/Submillimeter Array (ALMA). Credit: ESO/PHANGS This stunning image clearly shows the well-defined arms of the spiral galaxy NGC 4254, also known as the Coma Pinwheel or Messier 99. Because of its characteristic pinwheel shape with protruding arms, it is called a large-design spiral galaxy....