HUBBLE ATLAS
Medium deep survey galaxy (HST Medium Deep Survey) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

Galaxies

Medium deep survey galaxy

July 24, 1995 · ESA/Hubble · HST Medium Deep Survey

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Image of a normal spiral galaxy taken by the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) installed on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The object is seen face-on and is estimated to be at a distance of 5 to 7 billion light-years from Earth.