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                              Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Roberto Marinoni   
      
      Explanation: A mere 46 million light-years distant, spiral galaxy NGC   
      2841 can be found in planet Earth's night sky toward the northern   
      constellation of Ursa Major. This sharp image centered on the gorgeous   
      island universe also captures spiky foreground Milky Way stars and more   
      distant background galaxies within the same telescopic field of view.   
      It shows off the bright nucleus of NGC 2841, along with its inclined   
      galactic disk, and faint outer regions. Dust lanes, small star-forming   
      regions, and young star clusters are embedded in the galaxy's patchy,   
      tightly wound spiral arms. In contrast, many other spirals exhibit   
      broader, sweeping arms with large star-forming regions. NGC 2841 has a   
      diameter of over 150,000 light-years, making it even larger than our   
      own Milky Way. X-ray images suggest that extreme outflows from giant   
      stars and stellar explosions create plumes of hot gas extending into a   
      halo around NGC 2841.   
      
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