Spiraling into another week 🌀 This picture-perfect spiral galaxy is named NGC 3810. It's located about 50 million light-years away, in the constellation Leo. Scientists believe its bright central region is forming many new stars, and outshines the outer areas of the galaxy. Blue, young, and hot stars glow in giant clusters embedded in the galaxy's spiral arms. Music credit: "Cosmic Overture” by Sergey Azbel [ BMI ] via Nova Production Music Ltd [ PRS ] and Universal Production Music #NASA #Hubb

barred galaxies are a super common type of spiral galaxy! they're so pretty, and I love how counterintuitive the barlike structure looks. had a lot of fun finding pics to illustrate here -- starring NGC 4394, NGC 1300, NGC 1073, NGC 1365, NGC 613, NGC 6217, NGC 2336, NGC 5643, UGC 6093, the Milky Way, and a bonus appearance of the UNbarred spiral the Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194) #galaxies #barredspiral #askanastrophysicist #ngttg | Nora's Guide to the Galaxy

Galaxy Types: From Spirals to Ellipticals