Large spiral galaxy, countless stars surround the bright center core of the galaxy in the middle of the image. The arms of the galaxy are dusty red clouds of gas enmeshed by blue stars throughout.

Hubble Caldwell 36

This beautiful Hubble image captures the core and some of the spiral arms of the galaxy Caldwell 36. Also known as NGC 4559, this spiral galaxy is located roughly 30 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and S. Smartt (The Queen's University of Belfast); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, and S. Smartt (The Queen's University of Belfast); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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