HUBBLE ATLAS

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Zoom on NGC 5256

December 14, 2017 · ESA/Hubble

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This video starts with a view of the night sky as seen from and zoom in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear). Within this location the galaxy NGC 5256 can be found, about 350 million light-years away. The zoom ends with a view of this galaxy, as it is seen with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.