This inset image shows that Hubble's image of C62 is one portion of a larger spiral galaxy, taken by a ground-based observatory, which appears as a glowing white disk scattered with large spheres of pink.

C62 Inset Image

A ground-based image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in the lower left shows the galaxy Caldwell 62 (NGC 247). A white box in that image shows the region targeted by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS).

Credits: Ground-based image: ESO; Hubble image: ESA/Hubble & NASA
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Image CreditGround-based image: ESO; Hubble image: ESA/Hubble & NASA
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