Pretty in purple 💜 You’re looking at Messier 101, otherwise known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. This dazzling photo was taken by NASAChandraXray and includes data from a variety of other telescopes. This galaxy appears purple because Chandra represents its X-ray data in pink and purple tones. Other wavelengths of light, like visible and infrared, are shown in different colors. Showing these different wavelengths of light together in one composite image helps scientists study the stars and celestial activity present in galaxies like Messier 101. Credit: X-ray: Chandra: ASA/CXC/JHU/K. Kuntz et al.; UV/Optical: XMM-Newton: ESA/XMM/R. Willatt; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI/JHU/K. Kuntz et al.; Ground-based: R. J. GaBany; IR: Spitzer: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/K. Gordon; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare, K.Arcand #NASA #Galaxy #Purple