Our #HubbleTopImage features a star among galaxies! 🤩⁠ ⁠ Messier 77 is one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies, with more papers written about it than many other galaxies put together! Despite its fame today, the galaxy has been the victim of mistaken identity twice in the past…⁠ ⁠ When it was discovered in 1780, it was labelled as a nebula. It was later listed as a star cluster. Now, however, it is known to be a barred spiral galaxy, with loosely wound arms and a relatively small central bulge.⁠ ⁠ For more information check the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📷 NASA, ESA & A. van der Hoeven⁠ ⁠ #ESA #Hubble