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NGC 1566

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team

60 million light-years away, the spiral galaxy NGC 1566 consists of a bright bluish-white core and counterclockwise fiery arcs—the spiral arms extend from the galaxy’s center.