http://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2206/this-spanish-dancer-twirls-in-a-cosmic-ballet/

Astronomers have captured a spectacular image of the magnificent galaxy NGC 1566. It’s nicknamed the “Spanish Dancer”, and you’ll want to go to https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2208/ and have a look for yourself. It’s a grand-design spiral galaxy with two arms winding around the galaxy’s core just like a dancer with her arms wide open, twirling on a dance floor.

A dance floor with all the grandeur of the cosmos.

 

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