Friday, April 25, 2014

APOD 4.5



Found in the constellation Ursa Major, this 46 million light year far spiral galaxy can be found. Called NGC 2841, this galaxy has a very bright nucleus and a gorgeous galactic disk. When you look at the arms of the galaxy, you can see that there are parts that are pink and blue. The pink spots are where stars are being formed and the blue is really young blue star clusters. This galaxy is over 150,000 light years wide which is even bigger than the Milky Way Galaxy!

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