Long thin galaxy view, nearly from the side but tilted a bit toward the viewer. Lots of white stars throughout, but they get thicker and brighter near the center.

Hubble Caldwell 26

Also called NGC 4244 and the Silver Needle Galaxy, Caldwell 23 is part of the same galactic super cluster as the Milky Way.

Credits: NASA & ESA; Acknowledgment: Roelof de Jong
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