stunning spiral galaxy photo with stars seen by hubble telescope

This stunning photo of the spiral galaxy NGC 1961 was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on Sept. 14, 2022. It is an intermediate spiral galaxy located 180 million light-years from Earth. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton (University of Washington), R. Foley (University of California - Santa Cruz); Image processing: G. Kober (NASA Goddard/Catholic University of America))

A photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a spiral galaxy.

The galaxy is classified as an intermediate spiral with an AGN. It is in the constellation Camelopardalis.

According to a statement (opens in new tab) from the space agency, the newly released image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the beautiful spiral arms of the galaxy. The bright blue regions of young stars dot the dusty spiral arms.

There are the best Hubble Space Telescope images.

This stunning photo of the spiral galaxy NGC 1961 was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on Sept. 14, 2022. It is an intermediate spiral galaxy located 180 million light-years from Earth.

A full view of the spiral galaxy NGC 1961 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton (University of Washington), R. Foley (University of California - Santa Cruz); Image processing: G. Kober (NASA Goddard/Catholic University of America))

Due to the presence of a black hole at its core, AGN galaxies have bright centers that can beat the rest of the universe. The black hole pulls in material from its surroundings and releases a lot of radiation in the form of bright jets and winds.

The recent Hubble observations suggest that the type of AGN that emits low-energy charged particles is fairly common.

A well-defined central bar-shaped structure made of stars is needed to pull matter into the galaxy's core from the surrounding accretion disks. There is an unbarred and barred spiral galaxy.

The new photo was shared by NASA. The data from the Hubble was used to create the image.

You can follow Sam Mathewson in the new tab. We encourage you to follow us on social media: