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                                 2025 June 8
   [2]Grand spiral galaxy NGC 3344 is shown. Spiral arms with stars, star
    clusters, and nebula are visible. Please see the explanation for more
                            detailed information.

                               Facing NGC 3344
                  Image Credit: [3]ESA/[4]Hubble & [5]NASA

   Explanation: From our vantage point in the [6]Milky Way Galaxy, we see
   NGC 3344 face-on. Nearly 40,000 [7]light-years across, the big,
   beautiful [8]spiral galaxy is located just 20 million light-years away
   in the constellation of Leo Minor. This multi-color [9]Hubble Space
   Telescope [10]close-up of NGC 3344 includes remarkable details from
   near [11]infrared to [12]ultraviolet wavelengths. The frame extends
   some 15,000 light-years across the spiral's central regions. From the
   core outward, [13]the galaxy's colors change from the yellowish light
   of old stars in the center to young blue star clusters and reddish
   [14]star forming regions along the loose, fragmented spiral arms. Of
   course, the bright stars with a spiky appearance are in front of NGC
   3344 and [15]lie well within our own Milky Way.

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   8. https://science.nasa.gov/universe/galaxies/types/
   9. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/
  10. https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1803a/
  11. https://science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infraredwaves/
  12. https://science.nasa.gov/ems/10_ultravioletwaves/
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  15. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https://i.redd.it/6uvotrlg6ta91.jpg
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