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Precision space optics help reveal secrets of distant spiral galaxy Using high precision mirrors supplied by Optical Surfaces Ltd (www.optisurf.com) the UV / Optical Telescope aboard the NASA Swift Explorer satellite has revealed new information about Pinwheel Galaxy [M101] - a bright, face-on, spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major, about 15 million light years from Earth.
The satellite was designed to observe gamma rays bursts, the most energetic phenomena in the universe.
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