We see a spiral galaxy of stars with a big bar of stars across the center and two giant spiral arms of star coming off the ends of the bar. It is nicknamed the Meathook Galaxy, because it resembles a giant meathook.

Another beautiful image, processed by master astro-photographer Robert Gendler from #Hubble and ESO data. Barred spiral NGC 2442, nicknamed the Meathook Galaxy, is roughly 50 million lightyears away.
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The Spaghetti nebula, a complex supernova remnant, with many red curlicues.

Another favorite image, the Spaghetti Nebula, a complex remnant left when a massive star exploded at the end of its life. We estimate the supernova happened 40,000 years ago and the remnant is now 160 lightyears wide.
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