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Hubble Spots A Stunning Spiral: NGC2985

posted by Fnord666 on Friday July 19 2019, @11:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-thought-astronomers-spotted-things dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Galaxies come in many shapes and sizes. One of the key galaxy types we see in the universe is the spiral galaxy, as demonstrated in an especially beautiful way by the subject of this Hubble Space Telescope image, NGC 2985. NGC 2985 lies over 70 million light-years from the solar system in the constellation of Ursa Major (the Great Bear).

The intricate, near-perfect symmetry on display here reveals the incredible complexity of NGC 2985. Multiple tightly wound spiral arms widen as they whirl outward from the galaxy's bright core, slowly fading and dissipating until these majestic structures disappear into the emptiness of intergalactic space, bringing a beautiful end to their starry splendor.

[...] The image (1.7MB) can be found here.

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  • (Score: 1) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Saturday July 20 2019, @03:06PM

    by jmichaelhudsondotnet (8122) on Saturday July 20 2019, @03:06PM (#869387) Journal

    This is neat, thanks for posting.

    The chances of there being no life in this galaxy are 0.

    Or, after remembering Strunk and White,

    There is life somewhere in that galaxy.

    Or in pirate talk,

    Thar beee life in yonder galaxy.

    I wish them well to the extent they aren't coming to kill us.