File:Close-up view of the Sculptor Galaxy by HST.jpg

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English: A portion of the spiral galaxy the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253) as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 253 is ablaze with the light from thousands of young, blue stars. The spiral galaxy is undergoing intense star formation. The image demonstrates the sharp "eye" of the Advanced Camera, which resolved individual stars. The dark filaments are clouds of dust and gas. NGC 253 is the dominant galaxy in the Sculptor Group of galaxies and it resides about 13 million light-years from Earth.
Norsk nynorsk: Eit utsnitt av spiralgalaksen Bilethoggargalaksen (NGC 253) fotografert av Hubble-teleskopet.
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Source http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/35/image/b/ (direct link)
Author NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)
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