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A beautiful, nearly face-on spiral galaxy in shades of blue and pink fills the view. Its bright-white core is bisected with rusty-brown clouds that extend into the inner part of the galaxy’s spiral arms. Bright reddish-pink star forming regions shine like beacons that dot its spiral arms.

Hubble Image of Messier 58

The data in this Hubble image of Messier 58 includes infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light taken with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3. This broad range of wavelengths allows astronomers to study the galaxy’s star forming regions, new stars, and the gas and dust that form them.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, D. Thilker (The Johns Hopkins University); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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