NGC 4414: 絮状的螺旋星系
A bright spiral galaxy fills the image with blue spiral arms laced with red-brown dust. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
一个明亮的螺旋星系布满了整个画面，蓝色的旋臂上布满了红褐色的尘埃。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
螺旋星系NGC 2841
2023年3月23日 Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 Image Credit & Copyright: Roberto Marinoni Explanation: A mere 46 million light-years distant, spiral galaxy NGC 2841 can be found in planet Earth’s night sky toward the northern constellation of Ursa Major. This sharp image centered on the gorgeous island universe also captures spiky foreground Milky Way stars and more distant background galaxies within the same telescopic field of view. It shows off the bright nucleus of NGC 2841, along with its inclined galactic disk, and faint outer regions. Dust lanes, small star-forming regions, and young star clusters are embedded in the galaxy’s patchy, tightly wound spiral arms. In contrast, many other spirals exhibit broader, sweeping arms with large star-forming regions. NGC 2841 has a diameter of over 150,000 light-years,…