The Whirlpool Galaxy is located 37 million light years from the earth. It is more than 100 thousand light years across. It is estimated that there are more than 160 billion stars in this galaxy. This picture was taken by the Hubble Space telescope.
"Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things, who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, by the greatness of His might and the strength of His power: not one is missing." Isaiah 40:26 NKJV
This image of the core of the Whirlpool Galaxy, taken with the Wide Field Planetary camera on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows a striking , dark "X" silhouetted across the galaxy's nucleus. The "X" is due to absorption by dust and marks the exact position of a black hole which may have a mass equivalent to one-million stars like the sun. The darkest bar may be an edge-on dust ring which is 100 light-years in diameter.
"The heavens proclaim His righteousness;
all the peoples see His glory" Psalm 97:6 KJV
"The heavens announce that he'll set everything right, And everyone will see it happen - glorious!" Psalm 97:6 The Message
"...the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."
Rev 13:8 KJV
