Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pisces (Psc)  ·  Contains:  M 74  ·  NGC 628
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M74 in Infrared

Messier 74 is a large spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation Pisces. It is about 32 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy contains two clearly defined spiral arms and is therefore used as an archetypal example of a grand design spiral galaxy.


Spitzer Space Telescope IR data


Camera: IRAC2, IRAC3, IRAC4


Color Mapped:

RED - 2.8 micron
GREEN - 4.2 micron
BLUE - 4.8 micron


Processed with FITS Liberator, GraXpert, Registar, PixInsight and Photoshop 2024.

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M74, John Bozeman