Spiral galaxy ngc 6814 with luminous arms, a glowing core, and dark dust streaking throughout the arms

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
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Image CreditESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
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