May 26th, 2012 at 5:50PM
(via APOD: 2012 May 26 - At the Edge of NGC 891) NGC 891 is edge-on to us, as you can see in this Subaru/Hubble combination. This allows us to have a better view of the dust and gas blown away from the plane of the galaxy in filaments. This is likely from supernovas or star formation in the disk itself. Credit: Composite Image Data - Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Legacy Archive, Michael Joner, David Laney (West Mountain Observatory, BYU); Processing - Robert Gendler

(via APOD: 2012 May 26 - At the Edge of NGC 891)

NGC 891 is edge-on to us, as you can see in this Subaru/Hubble combination. This allows us to have a better view of the dust and gas blown away from the plane of the galaxy in filaments. This is likely from supernovas or star formation in the disk itself.

Credit: Composite Image Data - Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Legacy Archive, 
Michael Joner, David Laney (West Mountain Observatory, BYU); Processing - Robert Gendler

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