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2025 April 26 - Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335
In today's image, we see an example of a barred spiral galaxy with a distinct bar running through its central regions. These are a relatively common type of spiral galaxy and many other galaxies are visible as well in this image collected the Hubble Space Telescope, not starting its 35th year of observing the universe.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo…
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