Incredibly
bright star hogs all the
attention in
beautiful new
galaxy photo
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Sometimes, an outrageously
bright star can outshine an entire galaxy, but only if you're looking from the right spot.*
A new
photo taken by the
Hubble Space Telescope reveals a
bright star in the foreground upstaging a
galaxy light-years from Earth.
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Enjoy this beautiful photo of a starburst galaxy, courtesy of Hubble
While it looks like the
star — named TYC 3203-450-1 — and the
galaxy — called NGC 7250 — are right next to each other, that's just a trick of the eye.*
The
star is actually much closer to the Hubble than the more distant galaxy. NGC 7250 — which is bursting with
star formation — is about 45 million light-years away, while TYC 3203-450-1, located in the constellation Lacerta (The Lizard), is one million times closer, according to NASA.*
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