
An amazing edge-on view of a spiral galaxy 55 million light years from Earth has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The image reveals in great detail huge clouds of dust and gas extending along and above the galaxy main disk.
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NASA ID
PIA04217
Date Created
December 15, 1999
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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