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Gemini North image of Arp 78, also known as NGC 772.

Interactions with its companion galaxy NGC 770 (out of frame) left NGC 772's bottom arm elongated and asymmetrical.

Credit: International Gemini Observatory, NOIRLab, NSF, AURA
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A large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy fills most of the frame. Appearing somewhat like an aerial view of a hurricane, the galaxy's spiral arms swirl around a bright yellow-white center. The curling arms are defined by dark brown dust lanes and are dotted with blue stars. While the arms in the upper portion of the galaxy are somewhat poorly defined, in the bottom of the galaxy, one overdeveloped spiral arm curves counter-clockwise from about 3 o'clock to about 8 o'clock. The inner edge of this arm features a line of blue dots, which are star clusters. The outer edge of this arm is traced by filamentary dust lanes. Since this arm flattens out near its end, in contrast to the rounder upper arms, the overall shape of the galaxy resembles a paisley. The black background of space can be seen in the upper left and lower right corners of the image, filled with numerous tiny background galaxies and a few foreground stars.
July 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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July 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GEMS survey.

It is at redshift 0.24 (lookback time 2.94 billion years) with coordinates (53.20801, -27.57936).

124 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
A spiral galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo: Hubble project, classified by 124 volunteers.
July 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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The planet Jupiter glowing in thermal infrared, as seen by the Gemini North telescope. The gas giant gives off more heat than it receives from the Sun.

Credit: International Gemini Observatory​/​NOIRLab​/​NSF​/​AURA M.H. Wong
July 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM