Rings and Bar of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

Image Credit: Mark Hanson; Data: Mike Selby

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A spiral galaxy is shown with a yellow center, blue rings and spiral arms, and dark brown and red dust. The surrounding dark field contains both local stars and more distant galaxies.