Скачать или смотреть Hubble Spots the “UFO Galaxy” | NGC 2683 Seen Edge-On in Stunning Images

Imagine pointing the Hubble Space Telescope into deep space… and finding something that looks like a UFO. Not an alien craft—but a spiral galaxy viewed edge-on and nicknamed the UFO Galaxy.

Officially known as NGC 2683, this galaxy is shaped like a classic sci-fi spaceship thanks to the angle we see it from. Astronomers at the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium gave it its attention-grabbing name.

In this video, we explore:

🔭 Why it looks like a UFO
NGC 2683 is tilted almost perfectly side-on, revealing a sleek, disc-like silhouette.

🌌 Stunning features captured by Hubble

Dusty spiral arms silhouetted against a glowing golden core

Young, bright blue star clusters marking star-forming regions

A barred spiral structure revealed through light studies

📍 Location & History

Discovered in 1788 by William Herschel

Located in the faint northern constellation of Lynx

Requires, as they say, “the eyes of a cat” to see

📸 Hubble’s Imaging Power
Captured using visible and infrared light with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. The slight blur across the image is a detector gap later filled with ground-based telescope data.

This incredible view covers a field of about 6.5 by 3.3 arcminutes, showcasing one of the most visually striking edge-on galaxies in the nearby universe.

Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Image ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001757

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