INBOX ASTRONOMY: NEWS ALERT - CELESTIAL COMPOSITION (STScI-PRC03-24-Heritage)

INBOX ASTRONOMY: NEWS ALERT

FOR RELEASE: September 4, 2003

PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC03-24

CELESTIAL COMPOSITION

Amid a backdrop of far-off galaxies, the majestic dusty spiral,
NGC 3370, looms in the foreground in this NASA Hubble Space
Telescope image. Recent observations taken with the Advanced
Camera for Surveys show intricate spiral arm structure spotted
with hot areas of new star formation. But this galaxy is more
than just a pretty face. Nearly 10 years earlier NGC 3370, in the
constellation Leo, hosted a bright exploding star.

Image Credit: NASA, The Hubble Heritage Team and A. Riess (STScI)

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