The Shells of PGC 10922 (2012)

Subtle shells comprised of billions of stars surrounding lenticular galaxy PGC 10922 required careful processing not to destroy. Many small smudges are galaxies in the background. Spiky stars are from our own Milky Way.

Data used:
HST_10227_05_ACS_WFC_F475W_sci
HST_10227_06_ACS_WFC_F814W_sci

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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