NASA image release April 20, 2011
To see a video of this image go here: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5637796622
To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment into space, astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., pointed Hubble's eye at an especially photogenic pair of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disk that is distorted into a rose-like shape by the gravitational tidal pull of the companion galaxy below it, known as UGC 1813. This image is a composite of Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 data taken on December 17, 2010, with three separate filters that allow a broad range of wavelengths covering the ultraviolet, blue, and red portions of the spectrum.
Hubble was launched April 24, 1990, aboard Discovery's STS-31 mission. Hubble discoveries
revolutionized nearly all areas of current astronomical research from planetary science to cosmology.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
To read more about this image go here: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/hubble-rose.html
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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Atsah Images 26 months ago | reply
Super cool.
shantaya ~ dannie 26 months ago | reply
Who/Whatever is out there is one heckuvan amazing artist!
Fred Flyfisher Fotos 26 months ago | reply
Happy Launch day!
Lollygagging 26 months ago | reply
Incredible!
Rudebigdog 26 months ago | reply
Whoa!
Luigi Mirto/ArchiMlFotoWord 26 months ago | reply
Complimenti per questa tua splendida ripresa.
E’ stato un piacere rivederla in questo eccellente gruppo fotografico
Colgo l’occasione per augurarti una Felice e Serena Pasqua per te e i tuoi cari
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xhandi 26 months ago | reply
Wonderful.
Debi's kids (R.I.P. sweet Bobby) 26 months ago | reply
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MSEC77 26 months ago | reply
This is an amazing photo.
PhotoSenseDatum 26 months ago | reply
Thanks for sharing.
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raffaphoto© 26 months ago | reply
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tobey308 26 months ago | reply
You are one of the best nature photographers!!!
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T H 0 H A 26 months ago | reply
nice click ;-)
Adieciochominutosdelsol 25 months ago | reply
que hermoso.... e increible
Primula Rossa 25 months ago | reply
breathtaking..Thanks for share this wonderful paradise with us!
ARK11 25 months ago | reply
beautiful
yulia.strelkova ( O F F.. ) 22 months ago | reply
amazing!
swan swan pink 17 months ago | reply
i like it, wonderful
RumpledElf 12 months ago | reply
I used this photo here: photographicdictionary.com/g/galaxy - thanks for sharing these images!
Justabird2 7 months ago | reply
Truly out of the world!! Gorgeous shot. Something most of us never get to see. Thanks for all the information and video!! A wondrous thing to view!! "Rose" is amazing!! angie from Florida (ADM) (Note: 1 image a day may be posted)
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