Dark lanes of dust and gas are scattered with red and white stars. The image has the step-shape format caused by the WFPC2 camera.

C83 (NGC 4945)

Caldwell 83, or NGC 4945, is a barred spiral galaxy (like our Milky Way) that appears edge-on. This composite image of the galaxy’s center combines observations taken in visible and infrared light with Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and H. Falcke (Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, and H. Falcke (Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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