The very center of the galaxy glows bright white. All around it, the white stars of its spiral arms resemble grains of sand. There are scattered dark tufts of dust and gas scattered throughout.

C70 (NGC 300)

What appear as individual grains of sand on a beach in the image obtained with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are actually myriads of stars embedded deep in the heart of the nearby galaxy Caldwell 70. The Hubble telescope's exquisite resolution enables it to see the stars as individual points of light, despite the fact that the galaxy is millions of light-years away.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
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