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This Hubble image shows NGC 6956, a barred spiral galaxy some 215 million light-years away in the constellation of Delphinus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / D. Jones, University of California, Santa Cruz / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Cepheid Variables in NGC 6956

Dec 17, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the barred spiral galaxy NGC 6956, which is found in the constellation of Delphinus. This...