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A face-on view of the barred spiral galaxy IC 486, showing a bright, elongated central bar and softly curving, ring-like spiral arms with subtle blue star-forming regions and dark dust lanes, set against a black background dotted with distant galaxies and a few foreground stars.

A Gently Glowing Galaxy

The barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image.

Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. J. Koss, A. J. Barth

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TakenApril 13, 2026
Image CreditESA/Hubble & NASA, M. J. Koss, A. J. Barth
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