UIT images of M74 from the ASTRO-1 mission

The following images of the spiral galaxy M74 were obtained with the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT) during its first flight on the ASTRO-1 Space Shuttle mission (STS-35).

[M74, Astro-1 early pic] [PNG]

This is an early release UIT image of spiral galaxy M74, taken in the UV light. This image was taken by UIT during Astro-1 and is shown here in false-color.

[M74 in UV, Astro-1] [PNG]

Ultraviolet image from the ASTRO-1 mission.

[M74 in visible light] [PNG]

Visible image, also from ASTRO-1

[M74, UV-vis. overlay, UIT] [PNG]

UV and visible overlay

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    Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
    Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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    Last Modification: 28 Jun 1999, 22:45 MET