We can't overlook Hubble's contributions even though we're still reeling from the first images of distant galaxies. This week's Hubble Space Telescope image shows a trio of different types of objects.
The objects were seen by Hubble in the optical wavelength. There are three main objects, one of which is named for the Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database. There is an active galactic nucleus in front of the farthest of the two objects.
The AGN is a busy region at the center of the galaxy that is bright but not due to stars. The light that can be given off by these regions is thought to come from the black holes at the center of most of the universe. The example seen in this image is one that can be obscured by the bright regions.
The image shows a lot of the different types of galaxies. Hubble scientists wrote about the dichotomy of spiral and elliptical classification. The diversity of galaxies in this image is just one example of the complex web of galaxy classifications that exist.
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