Hubble Snaps New Image Of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1448

Nearly 50 million light-years from Earth, in the faint constellation of Horologium (also known as the Pendulum Clock), lies a spiral galaxy named NGC 1448. On Monday, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) released an image of a section of the galaxy — one that shows it from a unique vantage point — captured using the Hubble Space Telescope.

In the image, because of its orientation vis-à-vis Earth, the galaxy appears more oval than circular, and its spirals are not immediately evident.