Reposted by Augusto Carballido
Ribbons and pearls 🎀
Ribbons of gas & dust wrap around the pearly centre of the galaxy NGC 1398.
NGC 1398’s spiral arms do not begin at its very middle, but stem from a straight bar instead. How many spiral galaxies share this feature?
Find out: www.eso.org/public/images/potw1801a
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