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Galaxy Messier 101, also known as NGC 5457, nicknamed the Pinwheel Galaxy.
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فارسی: کهکشان فرفره (یا Messier 101 یا NGC 5457) یک کهکشان مارپیچی در صورت فلکی خرس بزرگ و در فاصله ۲۷ میلیون سال نوری از زمین است. این کهکشان توسط پی‌یر مچاین و در ۲۷ مارس ۱۷۸۱ کشف شد و شارل مسیه بعداً به فهرست اجرام مسیه افزود.
العربية: مسييه المجرَّة 101 (M101، المعروفة أيضًا باسم NGC 5457 ويُطلق عليها أيضًا مجرَّة دولاب الهواء) تقع في شمال عُنقود القُطبيَّة، في مجموعة الدُب الأكبر، على مسافةٍ تُقدَّر بِحوالي 21 مليون سنة ضوئيَّة عن الأرض. تُعتبرُ هذه الصُورة إحدى أكبر الصُور المُلتقطة من قبل مقراب هابل الفضائي لِأي مجرَّةٍ حلزونيَّة وأكثرها تفصيلًا. هذه الصُورة مُكوَّنة من 51 individual تعرُّضًا ضوئيًّا من قِبل مقراب هابل، بالإضافة إلى عناصر مُستندة على صُورٍ أُخرى تمَّ التقاطها من قبل مقرابات وآلاتٍ أرضيَّة. هُناك نسخةٌ أُخرى عالية الجُودة ذات 15852 x 12392 عنصورة (پكسل) بِنمط jpg وtiff، انظر الوصلة في الأسفل.
English: The galaxy Messier 101 (M101, also known as NGC 5457 and also nicknamed the Pinwheel Galaxy) lies in the northern circumpolar constellation, Ursa Major (The Great Bear), at a distance of about 21 million light-years from Earth. This is one of the largest and most detailed photos of a spiral galaxy that have been released from Hubble. The galaxy's portrait is actually composed of 51 individual Hubble exposures, in addition to elements from images from ground-based photos. A high-res version with 15852 x 12392 pixels in jpg and tiff format is also available, see below for url.
Español: La galaxia Messier 101 (M101, también conocida como NGC 5457 y apodada galaxia del Molinete) se encuentra en la constelación Osa Mayor, a una distancia de aproximadamente 21 millones de años luz de la Tierra. Esta es una de las fotos más grandes y detalladas de una galaxia espiral producida por el telescopio espacial Hubble. El retrato de la galaxia en realidad está compuesto de 51 exposiciones individuales de Hubble, además de elementos de imágenes de fotografías basadas en tierra. También está disponible una versión de alta resolución con 15852 x 12392 píxeles en formato jpg y tiff, consulte a continuación la url.
Čeština: Galaxie Větrník, objevená francouzským astronomem Pierrem Méchainen dne 27.  března roku 1781.
Magyar: A Messier 101 spirálgalaxis a Nagy Medve csillagképben
Македонски: Галаксијата Вртимушка.
Эрзянь: Вертушка галактикась (Messier 101)
Nederlands: M101/NGC 5457, ook bekend als het Windmolenstelsel
Polski: Galaktyka Messier 101, znana również jako Galaktyka Wiatraczek.
Português: Galáxia do Cata-Vento (M101, catalogada também como NGC 5457) está localizada na constelação da Ursa Maior, a uma distância de aproximadamente vinte e um milhões de anos-luz da Terra. Esta é uma das fotos maiores e mais detalhadas de uma galáxia espiral produzida pelo telescópio espacial Hubble.
Українська: Галактика Цівочне Колесо. Відкриття було зроблено П'єром Мешаном 27 березня 1781-го.
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Project Investigators for the original Hubble data: K.D. Kuntz (GSFC), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), J. Trauger (JPL), J. Mould (NOAO), and Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois, Urbana)

Image processing: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

CFHT image: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/J.-C. Cuillandre/Coelum

NOAO image: George Jacoby, Bruce Bohannan, Mark Hanna/NOAO/AURA/NSF
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