Journey to Spiral Galaxy NGC 1073 in Cetus | Hubble Space Telescope

Journey to Spiral Galaxy NGC 1073 in Cetus | Hubble Space Telescope

This video zooms from an image of constellation of Cetus (the Sea Monster) into a closeup of the galaxy NGC 1073, imaged by the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope.

Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is thought to have a similar barred spiral shape, and the study of galaxies such as NGC 1073 can help astronomers learn more about our celestial home.

Distance: 55 million light years from Earth

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Digitized Sky Survey 2, Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

Duration: 56 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 3, 2012

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