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A portion of a barred spiral galaxy is visible in the upper-right corner of the image. Its bright core is near the upper-right corner while a large spiral arm curves downward from top-center of the image. The galaxy’s barred core is bisected by reddish-brown dust that extends into the spiral arms. Bright pinkish-red star forming regions dot the spiral arm.

Hubble Images a Messier 95

This Hubble observation reveals a section of Messier 95 featuring its central bar of stars in the upper left and one of its spiral arms extending to the lower right. The observations were taken in near-infrared, visible, and ultraviolet wavelengths of light with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3. Hubble took these observations of M95 to better understand star formation in nearby galaxies.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts – Amherst), and R. Chandar (University of Toledo); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts – Amherst), and R. Chandar (University of Toledo); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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