Panning across Messier 77

This video pans across the sky near to spiral galaxy Messier 77 in the constellation of Cetus, ending on a view of the famous object itself. M 77 is a highly-studied galaxy, with an active black hole at its centre and regions of bright star formation dotted along its loosely-wound arms. More information and downlaod-options: http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/... Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: A. van der Hoeven