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Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370

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Intricate spiral arms contain areas of new star formation in this dusty galaxy. This galaxy, which lies about 100 million light-years away, toward the direction of the constellation Leo, was home to a supernova that appeared in 1994.

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Credit: NASA, The Hubble Heritage Team and A. Riess (STScI)