Hubble Captures NGC 2276 (IMAGE)

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Hubble Captures NGC 2276

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This spectacular image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the trailing arms of NGC 2276, a spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus. At first glance, the delicate tracery of bright spiral arms and dark dust lanes resembles countless other spiral galaxies. A closer look reveals a strangely lopsided galaxy shaped by gravitational interaction and intense star formation.

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ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Sell Acknowledgement: L. Shatz

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