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NGC 3627

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

I rotated this one (you can see the original here), but the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3627 looks stupendous either way. The blue core of the galaxy is surrounded by a swirl of stars and dust.