πŸ“Έ NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy
This deep image reveals a tidal stream of stars, the remains of a smaller galaxy torn apart by NGC 4651. The stream extends nearly 100,000 light-years above the main spiral disk.

πŸ“… June 30, 2025
πŸ“· Rabeea Alkuwari & Anas Almajed
πŸ”— https://stellarsnap.space

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APOD: 2022 February 7 - NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy

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