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Spiral galaxy NGC 4414 in Coma Berenices
author: Nasa/Hubble heritage team/Novapix
reference: a-gax44-14001
Image Size 300 DPI: 14 * 12 cm
The spiral galaxy NGC 4414 is 60 million light-years from the earth. The picture shows that the central regions of this galaxy, as is typical of most spirals, contain primarily older, yellow and red stars. The outer spiral arms are considerably bluer due to ongoing formation of young, blue stars, the brightest of which can be seen individually at the high resolution provided by the Hubble camera. The arms are also very rich in clouds of interstellar dust, seen as dark patches and streaks silhouetted against the starlight.
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