Unusual Spiral NGC 4921

This deep image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4921 along with a spectacular backdrop of more distant galaxies. It was created from a total of 80 separate pictures taken with yellow and near-infrared filters.

CREDIT
NASA, ESA and K. Cook (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)
LICENCE
ESA Standard Licence

Space Science
Hubble Space Telescope
Astronomy targets Astronomy techniques Galaxies, distant Infrared and sub-mm