This video is projected on --NASA / ESA-- Hubble Space Telescope observations of the two galaxies known as --NGC 4298-- and --NGC 4302--. Observations were made to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Hubble. Galaxy --NGC 4298-- looks almost face-to-face, allowing us to see its spiral arms and blue star formation patches in progress and young stars. On the edge disk of --NGC 4302-- huge stripes of dust are responsible for mottled brown patterns, but a blast of blue next to the galaxy is indicating an extremely vigorous star-forming region.
Credit: NASA / ESA
Duration: 40 seconds
Release Date: April 20, 2017 