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Hubble's Infrared Galaxy Gallery


Depicts: NGC 5653, IRAS 14280+3126,

NGC 3593, IRAS 11119+1305,

NGC 891, IRAS 02194+4207,

NGC 4826, M 64, IRAS 12543+2157, the Evil Eye Galaxy, the Black Eye Galaxy,

NGC 2903, IRAS 09293+2143,

NGC 6946


Copyright: Torsten Boeker, Space Telescope Science Institute, and NASA

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to produce an infrared "photo essay" of spiral galaxies. By penetrating the dust clouds swirling around the centers of these galaxies, the telescopes infrared vision is offering fresh views of star birth.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
22-Jan-2026 22:38 UT

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