Glittering stars: Spiral galaxy NGC 4248

Saturday, July 29, 2017 - 20:02 in Astronomy & Space

This beautiful clump of glowing gas, dark dust and glittering stars is the spiral galaxy NGC 4248, located about 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs).

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