Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’

Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname ‘Lost Galaxy’. With a mirror spanning nearly eight feet (2.4 meters) across and its location above Earth’s light-obscuring atmosphere, Hubble can easily observe dim galaxies like NGC 4535 and pick out features like its massive spiral arms and central bar of stars. This image features NGC 4535’s young star clusters, which dot the galaxy’s spiral arms. Glowing-pink clouds surround many of these bright-blue star groupings. These clouds, called H II (‘H-two’) regions, are a sign that the galaxy is home to especially young, hot, and massive stars that blaze with high-energy radiation. Such massive stars shake up their surroundings by heating their birth clouds with powerful stellar winds, eventually exploding as supernovae. The image incorporates data from an obse

MIROSLAV LAJCAK

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Czech diplomacy is preparing further steps over Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev's monument in Prague, Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek told reporters after a meeting with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav Lajcak (Pictured) in Prague, Czech Republic, September 11, 2019. Petricek said he and Lajcak had touched upon the monument issue in their debate. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Czech diplomacy is preparing further steps over Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev's monument in Prague, Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek told reporters after a meeting with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav Lajcak (Pictured) in Prague, Czech Republic, September 11, 2019. Petricek said he and Lajcak had touched upon the monument issue in their debate. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

TOMAS PETRICEK

TOMAS PETRICEK

Czech diplomacy is preparing further steps over Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev's monument in Prague, Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek told reporters after a meeting with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav Lajcak in Prague, Czech Republic, September 11, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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MIROSLAV LAJCAK

Czech diplomacy is preparing further steps over Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev's monument in Prague, Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek told reporters after a meeting with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav Lajcak (pictured) in Prague, Czech Republic, September 11, 2019. Petricek said he and Lajcak had touched upon the monument issue in their debate. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)