The pinkish-brown disk of a spiral galaxy, viewed from head-on and looking like a straight line, stretches across the picture. The center of the galaxy is glowing white and looks spherical, and a white glow radiates outward from it, encompassing the whole galactic disk.

C43 (NGC 7814) – The Little Sombrero Galaxy

Known as the “Little Sombrero,” Caldwell 43 was documented by British astronomer William Herschel in 1784.

Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgment: Josh Barrington
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