Take in the new view! 😍 This just-released Hubble image of NGC 1961 shows a shining galaxy that resides about 180 million light-years away, in the constellation Camelopardalis. NGC 1961 is classified as an intermediate spiral galaxy, a category in between “barred” and “unbarred” spiral galaxies – meaning they don’t have a well-defined bar of stars at their centers. Read more at the link in our bio! Image credits: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton (University of Washington), R. Foley (University of California - Santa Cruz); Image processing: G. Kober (NASA Goddard/Catholic University of America) Image description: A massive galaxy shines with a bright center and spiraling arms dotted with young blue stars. #NASA #Hubble #new #space #stars #science #galaxy #astronomy #cosmos #universe