Monday, March 24, 2014

APOD #1!

(Phys.org) —This new Hubble image is centered on NGC 5793, a spiral galaxy over 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Libra. This galaxy has two particularly striking features: a beautiful dust lane and an intensely bright center—much brighter than that of our own galaxy, or indeed those of most spiral galaxies we observe.  Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-03-image-hubble-peers-heart-ngc.html#jCp
"This new Hubble image is centered on NGC 5793, a spiral galaxy over 150 million light years away in the constellation of Libra. This galaxy has two striking features: a beautiful dust lane, and an intensely bright center." - phys.org


APOD, or astronomy photo of the day, takes a look at what is happening in the universe around us through photos. Submissions ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED. A photo that qualifies is anything having to do with outside our atmosphere. Photos can be current, but don't have to be.

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