Lower left: small image of a barred spiral galaxy. Upper left two-thirds of image: Haze of light. Bright core of the galaxy just left of center. A smattering of rusty-brown dust clouds in the foreground.

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A ground-based image of M109 shows the distant galaxy’s bar and spiral structure. The white outline highlights the portion of the galaxy observed by Hubble, focusing on the core.

Credits: Ground-based image: NoirLab/NSF/AURA; WFC3 image: NASA, ESA, and J. Walsh (Texas A&M University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditGround-based image: NoirLab/NSF/AURA; WFC3 image: NASA, ESA, and J. Walsh (Texas A&M University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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