Hubble Sees Myriads of Distant Galaxies in Cetus

A new infrared image, taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows dozens of galaxies — including SDSS J020941.27+001558.4, SDSS J020941.23+001600.7, and HerS J020941.1+001557 — in the constellation of Cetus.

This Hubble image shows various distant galaxies in the constellation of Cetus: most of the galaxies are very small, but there are a few larger galaxies and some stars where detail can be made out; in the center there is an elliptical galaxy with a brightly glowing core and a broad disk; a reddish, warped ring of light, thicker…

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