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This Hubble image shows the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 7814. The color image was taken with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. de Jong, Leibniz-Institut fur Astrophysik Potsdam / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Cosmic Sombrero

May 13, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a beautiful image of part of the Little Sombrero galaxy (also known as NGC 7814). This Hubble image shows the edge-on spiral...