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Ultraviolet Ring Around the Galaxies
Target: Mission: Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX),Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Spacecraft: GALEX Orbiter,Hubble Space Telescope Instrument: Ultraviolet/Visible Camera Size: 2400 x 1600 ID#: PIA13318 Added: 2010-08-11
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Astronomers have found unexpected rings and arcs of ultraviolet light around a selection of galaxies, four of which are shown here as viewed by NASA's and the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope.
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