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Posted on 04/26/2025 12:51:42 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: This stunning portrait of NGC 5335 was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Some 170,000 light-years across and over 200 million light-years away toward the constellation Virgo, the magnificent spiral galaxy is seen face-on in Hubble's view. Within the galactic disk, loose streamers of star forming regions lie along the galaxy's flocculent spiral arms. But the most striking feature of NGC 5335 is its prominent central bar. Seen in about 30 percent of galaxies, including our Milky Way, bar structures are understood to channel material inward toward the galactic center, fueling star formation. Of course, distant background galaxies are easy to spot, scattered around the sharp Hubble image. Launched in 1990, Hubble is now celebrating its 35th year exploring the cosmos from orbit around planet Earth.
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Wow.
It has flocculent arms?
Maybe it should stop eating beans.
A new word:
flocculent
adjective
floc·cu·lent ˈflä-kyə-lənt
1. resembling wool especially in loose fluffy organization
2. containing, consisting of, or occurring in the form of loosely aggregated particles or soft flakes
Those sheep farts are the worst.
I really hope they announce a Hubble Space Telescope repair, refurbish, upgrade mission soon. Elon Musk has already donated the rocket necessary for the mission. If nothing else, replace/add on new gyros. Hubble needs 3 gyros for the best alignment. It was launched with 6 gyros. Today, only two are functional.
Yes, there will be modern space telescopes in the future. Meanwhile, a Hubble upgrade is just the right thing to do.
An HST upgrade mission would be fantastic.
Galactic Bat Signal!!!
EEEK!!!!
Stars. The frame that holds the secondary mirror made defraction spikes.
Some folks like them, some don’t.
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