New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have revealed the intricate structure of the galaxy NGC 4696 in greater detail than ever before. The elliptical galaxy is a beautiful cosmic oddity with a bright core wrapped in system of dark, swirling, thread-like filaments.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1621/
Kind regards,
ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
1 December 2016
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