Thousands of dots of varying colors, each one its own star in the galaxy C51, cover the black background of space. There are also several disks of spiral galaxies, and blue stars that seem to make streaks or trails across the image.

C51 (IC1613) in Infrared

This infrared image of an outer region of Caldwell 51 includes some even more distant background galaxies. It was captured by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and M. Malkan (UCLA); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, and M. Malkan (UCLA); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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