[Credit and Copyright: Fabiomassimo Castelluzzo]
That’s kinda perdy. Too bad our own eyes don’t see things that way.
Pretty cool! I wonder if someone on a planet in that galaxy is looking at our galaxy in a very same way thinking how “cool is that”?
“In my Fathers house are many mansions...” Always comes to mind
“In my Fathers house are many mansions...” Always comes to mind
Something else about the color.
This galaxy, along with Maffei 1 and Maffei 2 are in “The Forbidden Zone” (the Zone of Avoidance doesn’t sound as dramatic).
The are in line with the Milky Way for us, so, we are looking through a lot dust and gas to see them.
They are rather close to the Milky Way. Maffei 1 would be one of the brightest galaxies in the sky if it wasn’t for the Milky Way.
More here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_342/Maffei_Group