A color image of this galaxy transforms it from an otherwise mottled oval cloud into the complex workings of a spiral galaxy. Its spiral structure is hidden from view- and without a typical bulge in its center, astronomers classify this as spiral galaxy with difficulty. However, the most obvious details are the bright regions of star formation including clouds of young blue (hot) stars and pink emission nebulae all interlaced with obscuring clouds of gas and dust. The light that this image records is estimated to be 40 million years old.
A color image of this galaxy transforms it from an otherwise mottled oval cloud into the complex workings of a spiral galaxy. Its spiral structure is hidden from view- and without a typical bulge in its center, astronomers classify this as spiral galaxy with difficulty. However, the most obvious details are the bright regions of star formation including clouds of young blue (hot) stars and pink emission nebulae all interlaced with obscuring clouds of gas and dust. The light that this image records is estimated to be 40 million years old. 
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