Hubble reveals the tilted spiral of galaxy NGC 1827
NASA released a Hubble view of NGC 1827 on October 16. The spiral galaxy lies roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, with its…
NGC 1827 observed by GALEX. Archive image, not the newly released Hubble view.
NASA released a Hubble view of NGC 1827 on October 16. The spiral galaxy lies roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, with its tilted appearance revealing dust lanes and blue stellar regions.
The observations contribute to a survey of satellite galaxies around Milky Way-like systems, helping researchers compare galactic environments.
Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys captured the scene, illustrating how viewing angle exposes different features of a spiral galaxy.
Source: NASA.
Photo credit: en:NASA, en:WikiSky.
Image on Wikimedia Commons — Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP.
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