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🌀A captivating spiral galaxy 150 million light-years from Earth⁣ ⁣ The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) on our NASAHubble telescope captured the images that allow us to see delicate structures of gas and dust within this galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. ⁣ ⁣ WFC3 is a very versatile camera, as it can collect ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light, thereby providing a wealth of information about the objects it observes. WFC3 was installed on Hubble by astronauts in 2009, during the telescope’s final Space Shuttle servicing mission. Astro.Megan, now aboard the ISS, operated the shuttle’s robotic arm during the repair spacewalks.⁣ ⁣ Credit: EuropeanSpaceAgency/Hubble & NASA, D. Rosario; Acknowledgment: L. Shatz⁣ ⁣ #Hubble #SpiralGalaxy #Universe #Starlight #SpaceTelescope

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