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Hubble’s view of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672

3 April 2007

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The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, showing up clusters of hot young blue stars along its spiral arms, and clouds of hydrogen gas glowing in red. Delicate curtains of dust partially obscure and redden the light of the stars behind them. NGC 1672’s symmetric look is emphasised by the four principal arms, edged by eye-catching dust lanes that extend out from the centre.

Credits: NASA/ESA

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Hubble has delivered an unrivalled snapshot of the nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672. This remarkable image provides a high-definition view of the galaxy’s large bar, its fields of star-forming clouds and its dark bands of interstellar dust.

Credits: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)

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A 2.7 x 2.9 degree wide field ground-based image of NGC 1672’s region in the Southern constellation of Dorado. This image is a colour composite taken by the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2).

Credits: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble), the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator & Digitized Sky Survey 2

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