![Scattered blue and white stars against a black background. A black line runs horizontally through the image.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ngc4372_wfc3_withgap_final-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
C108 (NGC 4372)
This image of Caldwell 108 has a dark line bisecting the image in two. This line is called a "chip gap." Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 uses two detectors that are near but not exactly next to each other, leaving a thin gap in the exposure.
Credits: NASA, ESA, and M. Reinhart (STScI); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
Image CreditNASA, ESA, and M. Reinhart (STScI); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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