This is a photo of the spiral galazy NGC 3521 and it is 35 million light-years distant. It is toward the constellation Leo. It spans about 50,000 light-years, and its central region is shwon in this image. This photo was constructed from data from the Hubble Legacy Archive. The galaxy has multiple patychy, irregular spiral arms laced with dust and clusters of young, blue stars. Many other spirals have large, sweeping arms. NGC 3521 is a bright galaxy in Earth's sky and is easily visible in small telescopes.
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