An overview of the Chandra mission and goals, Chandra's namesake, top 10 facts.
Classroom activities, printable materials, interactive games & more.
Overview of X-ray Astronomy and X-ray sources: black holes to galaxy clusters.
All Chandra images released to the public listed by date & by category
Current Chandra press releases, status reports, interviews & biographies.
A collection of multimedia, illustrations & animations, a glossary, FAQ & more.
A collection of illustrations, animations and video.
Chandra discoveries in an audio/video format.
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Animations
M51 Animation
M51 Animation
QuickTime MPEG (formatted for TV) (formatted for TV) This animation zooms into the NOAO optical image followed by the HST optical image of M51. Next, it fades into Chandra's expanded central view of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and finally fades into Chanda's wide field view of M51.
[Run time = 0:30 sec]
(Animation: CXC/A.Hobart)


Return to the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) (02 Jul 02)