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Step Up to the Bar [1]

A long bar of stars highlights NGC 1073, a galaxy about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy spans about 80,000 light-years, which is a bit smaller than our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Bars are found in the centers of many spiral galaxies, including the Milky Way. [ESA/NASA]

Barred Spirals
HST view of NGC 1073
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