| |
| |
Hubble Space Telescope, Thumbnail Views page 7 |
 | | NGC 4622, "Backwards," Spiral Galaxy: To the surprise of astronomers, this galaxy appears to be rotating backwards. |
 | | NGC 6369, Little Ghost Nebula: This object is known to amateur astronomers as the "Little Ghost Nebula," because it appears as a small, ghostly cloud surrounding the faint, dying central star. |
 | | NGC 6369 lies in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus, at a distance estimated to be between about 2,000 and 5,000 light-years from Earth. |
| www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/hubble/thumbs07.html (1871 words) |
|