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Special Pictures > God's Glory Revealed in the Stars > Pinwheel Galaxy

The Pinwheel Galaxy resides 100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs) from Earth. It is one of about 200 galaxies that make up the Eridanus group of galaxies.  Speed of light is approximately 650 million miles/hour.  It would take about 97,800,000 years for light from the Pinwheel Galaxy to reach Earth.  Remember that the Milky Way Galaxy is only 100,000 light-years in diameter.  Hundreds of galaxies can be seen in this picture.  Makes you realize just how small we are and how grand God is!  Job 22:12 Is not God in the height of heaven?  and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!