Hubble Captures Galaxy on Edge
We don’t see the beautiful spiral arms of galaxy NGC 5907 in this Hubble image because we are viewing it edge-on, like looking at the rim of a plate. It is for this reason that NGC 5907 is also known as the Knife Edge galaxy.
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https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/hubble-captures-galaxy-edge/
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