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NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy
Explanation: Does spiral galaxy NGC 2683 have a bar across its center? Being so nearly like our own barred Milky Way Galaxy , one might guess it has. Being so nearly edge-on, however, it is hard to tell . Either way, this gorgeous island universe , cataloged as NGC 2683 , lies a mere 20 million light-years distant in the northern constellation of the Cat ( Lynx ). NGC 2683 is seen nearly edge-on in this cosmic vista combining data and images from the ground-based Subaru telescope and the space-based Hubble Space Telescope . More distant galaxies are seen scattered in the background. Blended light from a large population of old yellowish stars forms the remarkably bright galactic core . Starlight silhouettes the dust lanes along winding spiral arms, dotted with the telltale blue glow of young star clusters in this galaxy 's star forming regions.
| Date | February 5, 2014 |
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| Credit | Image Credit: Subaru Telescope ( NAOJ ), Hubble Space Telescope ; Image Assembly, Processing, & Copyright: Robert Gendler |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
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ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |