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                                2024 June 21

                              Hubble's NGC 1546
             Image Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, David Thilker (JHU)

   Explanation: Returning to science operations on June 14, the Hubble
   Space Telescope used its new pointing mode to capture this sharp image
   of spiral galaxy NGC 1546. A member of the Dorado galaxy group, the
   island universe lies a mere 50 million light-years away. The galactic
   disk of NGC 1546 is tilted to our line-of-sight, with the yellowish
   light of the old stars and bluish regions of newly formed stars shining
   through the galaxy's dust lanes. More distant background galaxies are
   scattered throughout this Hubble view. Launched in 1990, Hubble has
   been exploring the cosmos for more than three decades, recently
   celebrating its 34th anniversary.

                      Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend
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