![Spiral galaxy ngc 6814 with luminous arms, a glowing core, and dark dust streaking throughout the arms](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hubble_friday_05132016-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
A spiral snowflake
The face-on spiral galaxy NGC 6814 has a luminous nucleus and spectacular sweeping arms, rippled with an intricate pattern of dark dust, captured in this Hubble Space Telescope image.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
Image CreditESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
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