Hoag’s Object is a rare ring galaxy located over 600 million light-years from Earth.
A nearly perfect circle full of young blue stars surrounds a spheroid of mostly older red giant stars. In between is a gap that appears almost completely empty.
Delightfully distinctive.
📸 Credit: NASA/STScl/AURA
A nearly perfect circle full of young blue stars surrounds a spheroid of mostly older red giant stars. In between is a gap that appears almost completely empty.
Delightfully distinctive.
📸 Credit: NASA/STScl/AURA
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It’s precious!!
From heights untold, a watch is kept,
Over lands of green and oceans wept.
One gaze to bless, one glance to mend,
The Eye of a God, on all, does descend.
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