NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Background image: S. Beckwith, STScI, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), ESA, NASA; additional processing by R. Gendler
M51 Mosaic Created with Images Processed with IRAF
This mosaic of the standard IRAF test image (M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy), found in every IRAF installation, is composed of plots and images taken from the more than 25,000 refereed papers published since 1986 that mention using IRAF.
