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Herschels first picture of an object in space

The European space telescope Herschel captured its first image of an object in the Universe. Scientists are talking about the comparatively high quality of the picture taken by Herschels PACS instrument. The image shows the galaxy M51, known as the 'Whirlpool Galaxy'. Although at this early stage all the settings of the telescope are not fully calibrated, its performance already exceeds expectations.

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