Hubble spies edge-on beauty: Galaxy NGC 891
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
Visible in the constellation of Andromeda, NGC 891 is located approximately 30 million light-years away from Earth. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope turned its powerful wide field Advanced Camera for Surveys towards this spiral galaxy and took this close-up of its northern half.