Two very different galaxies feature in this family portrait taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, together forming a peculiar galaxy pair called Arp 116. The image shows the dramatic differences in size, structure and colour between spiral and elliptical galaxies.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1213/
Kind regards,
ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
6 September 2012
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