NGC 524 (2012)

Hubble can reveal intricate dust lanes in galaxies which may look like featureless ellipses to other telescopes.

Data used:
hst_06554_01_wfpc2_f555w_pc_drz
hst_06554_01_wfpc2_f814w_pc_drz

Copyright information:
Hubble data is public domain, but I put a lot of work into combining it into beautiful color images. The minimal credit line should read: NASA / ESA / J. Schmidt

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