哈勃太空望远镜
📍 NGC 2841
Located about 46 million light-years away, this spiral galaxy resides in the constellation Ursa Major.
A bright core of starlight marks the galaxy's center. Spiraling outward are dust lanes that are silhouetted against the population of whitish middle-aged stars, and much younger blue stars trace the spiral arms.
Hubble captured this view in its 22nd year.
We're sharing one outstanding image from each year of Hubble’s mission to celebrate its upcoming 35th birthday – counting down to a new series of anniversary images! Stay tuned for more, and get caught up at the link in our bio!
Image description: A spiral galaxy fills the image, seen tilted down to the left. Its large yellow core is surrounded by dusty brown spiral arms, with bright blue pockets of star formation.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration; Acknowledgment: M. Crockett and S. Kaviraj (Oxford University, UK), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia), B. Whitmore (STScI), and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee
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