Hubble Telescope spots pair of galaxies near Big Dipper

A caller Hubble Space Telescope image highlights galaxies adjacent nan Big Dipper. 

The segment features nan postulation LEDA 48062, located successful nan constellation Canes Venatici and shown connected nan correct broadside of nan image. 

On nan left, nan disc-like lenticular postulation UGC 8603 is much defined. 

The European Space Agency notes that foreground stars and different distant galaxies are peppered passim nan shot. 

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This image from nan NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features nan postulation LEDA 48062 successful nan constellation Canes Venatici. LEDA 48062 is nan faint, sparse, amorphous postulation connected nan correct broadside of this image, and it is accompanied by a much sharply defined neighbour connected nan left, nan large, disc-like lenticular postulation UGC 8603. A smattering of much distant galaxies besides litter nan background, and a fistful of foreground stars are besides visible passim nan image.  (Credit:  ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully)

The agency said that smudge-like LEDA 48062 is only astir 30 cardinal light-years from nan Milky Way. 

"By getting to cognize our galactic neighbors, astronomers tin find what types of stars reside successful various galaxies and besides representation retired nan section building of nan universe," it said. 

An astronaut aboard nan abstraction shuttle Atlantis captured this image of nan Hubble Space Telescope connected May 19, 2009. (NASA)

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Notably, darker and much spread-out objects for illustration these galaxies do not person visible diffraction spikes. 

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Diffraction spikes – seen arsenic 4 crisp points – often situation stars successful Hubble images. They are created arsenic starlight spreads astir nan support structures wrong reflecting telescopes for illustration Hubble. 

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The diffraction spikes seen successful images from the James Webb Space Telescope person 8 diffraction spikes.