Thursday, August 11, 2011

Telescope captures a cute, fluffy galaxy

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a swirling maw of raw power, measuring 50,000 light-years across. So why on earth do astronomers call it "fluffy"?Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a swirling maw of raw power, measuring 50,000 light-years across. So why on earth do astronomers call it "fluffy"?


Source: http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/10/7336794-what-a-cute-fluffy-galaxy

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