Caldwell 72
This mosaic captures countless stars, as well as clouds of dust and gas, in an outer portion of the disk of galaxy Caldwell 72 (NGC 55). It was created from multiple observations taken in visible and infrared light by Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2).
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
For Hubble's Caldwell catalog website and information on how to find these objects in the night sky, visit:
www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-caldwell-catalog
Caldwell 72
This mosaic captures countless stars, as well as clouds of dust and gas, in an outer portion of the disk of galaxy Caldwell 72 (NGC 55). It was created from multiple observations taken in visible and infrared light by Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2).
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
For Hubble's Caldwell catalog website and information on how to find these objects in the night sky, visit:
www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-caldwell-catalog