Hubble Telescope captures dazzling display in galaxy NGC 1672

Hubble Telescope captures dazzling display in galaxy NGC 1672 Red hydrogen gas bubbles, energized by radiation from newly formed stars, add to the galaxy’s visual splendor.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken a stunning snapshot of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, some 49 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy boasts an extraordinary display of light, with stars illuminating its spiral disk and large arms.

Red bubbles of hydrogen gas, fed by radiation from recently formed stars, contribute to the visual splendour. Located near the galactic nucleus, extremely hot, young stars residing in a disk of gas are emitting tremendous X-rays. Although at the nucleus itself an active galactic nucleus powered by the supermassive black hole is producing more energetic X-rays, NGC 1672 has been classified as a Seyfert galaxy.