A spiral in Leo
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 07:31
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- This new picture from ESOs Very Large Telescope shows NGC 3521, a spiral galaxy located about 35 million light years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). Spanning about 50 000 light-years, this spectacular object has a bright and compact nucleus, surrounded by richly detailed spiral structure.