Swirling around in the Virgo constellation, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a look at the spiral galaxy NGC 5037, NASA shared on Friday.
Located roughly 150 million light-years away from Earth, the galaxy was first documented by astronomer and musical composer William Herschel in 1785. This new, incredibly detailed image of the galaxy is a composite of images taken with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3.
The full image shows NGC 5037 encased in a wide, bold border of dark space.
The full image of NGC 5037 reveals a broader look at the galaxy's surroundings, a largely black abyss with a smattering of distant lights.
Image: ESA/HUBBLE & NASA, D. ROSARIO, ACKNOWLEDGMENT: L. SHATZ Read more...
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