NGC 6384: Spiral Beyond the Stars
To see galaxies within the universe, astronomers must look out beyond the stars of our galaxy, the milky way. The image above shows spiral galaxy NGC 6384 abour 80 million light years away in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus. It spans an approximate 150,000 light-years. You can see the galaxy's blue spiral arms and yellowish core.
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