Although the Universe may seem spacious most galaxies are clumped together in groups or clusters and a neighbour is never far away. But this galaxy, known as NGC 6503, has found itself in a lonely position, shown here at the edge of a strangely empty patch of space called the Local Void. This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a very rich set of colours, adding to the detail seen in previous images.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1513/
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ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
10 June 2015
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