A detailed image of spiral galaxy NGC 3521, located in the constellation Leo. The galaxy appears tilted and features uneven, dusty spiral arms with pink star-forming regions and blue star clusters. Surrounding the galaxy are faint, wispy, bubble-like shells—extended arcs of starlight likely formed from tidal debris left behind by ancient galactic mergers. The background is filled with distant stars and faint galaxies.

📸 NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble
A spiral galaxy in Leo, surrounded by faint stellar shells from ancient mergers.
📅 June 19, 2025
📷 Vikas Chander
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