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A thick blanket of stars spreads across the upper part of the image against the black background of space. The stars are thicker in the center of the grouping and more scattered in the outer regions. Smaller, more distant galaxies, including several obvious spirals, dot the background of the image.

A mysterious hermit: UGC 4879

Credits: NASA/ESA
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