NASA. DEEP SPACE. LARGE FORMAT. Lost in Deep Space, a dwarf - Lot 334

NASA. DEEP SPACE. LARGE FORMAT. Lost in Deep Space, a dwarf galaxy appears amid countless white stars, interspersed with yellow and orange galaxies of various shapes, dotting the black background. A prominent galaxy is a pale yellow spiral in the upper left-hand corner of the image. Another feature is a large white star with long diffraction spikes, seen just to the right of the upper center. All this is outside the Milky Way, and just 3 million light-years from Earth, in our galactic neighbourhood. Although close, it is much more isolated than other nearby galaxies that interact with our own Milky Way. Our dwarf galaxy also has a chemical composition similar to that of galaxies in the early universe, meaning it is low in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium. Vintage chromogenic print. Numbering in the margin on the front. Legend on back label. 40.6 x 40.6CM with margins.