Irregular Galaxy (Side View)

A very long, diffuse, vaguely oval-shaped blob has a hazy dark purple color around its edge and it gets progressively lighter moving inward toward a cloudy white center. White dots representing stars speckle the image.

NASA

December 19, 2022

An illustration showing the side of an irregular galaxy. The colors depicted in this illustration are for artistic purposes only.

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Irregular Galaxy (Side View)

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