JMH
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- Apr 2, 2012
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stellar view of the dwarf galaxy UGC 5497, which looks somewhat like salt sprinkled on black velvet in the image below.
According to NASA, the object is a compact blue dwarf galaxy infused with newly formed clusters of stars.
http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/64085-hubble-telescope-spots-a-compact-blue-dwarf