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Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 Zoom

This video is a zoom into the majestic disk of stars and dust lanes in the NASA Hubble Space Telescope view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2841, which lies 46 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear).
  • Release Date
    February 17, 2011
  • Science Release
    Hubble Shows New Image of Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, 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

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A spiral galaxy with a mixture of red and blue stars threaded throughout many lanes of dark brown dust.

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 – Pan

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 – Pan

This video is a pan across the majestic disk of stars and dust lanes in the NASA Hubble Space Telescope view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2841, which lies 46 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear).

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Mar 28, 2025
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