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Hubble Records a New Sight of Galaxy M90

.This NASA/ESA Hubble Room Telescope photo features the striking spiral galaxy Messier 90 (M90, likewise NGC 4569), found in the constellation Virgo. In 2019, Hubble launched a picture of M90 made with Wide Industry and Planetary Video Camera 2 (WFPC2) data taken in 1994, soon after its own installment. That WFPC2 graphic possesses a distinct stair-step pattern because of the format of its sensors. Wide Industry Cam 3 (WFC3) changed WFPC2 in 2009 and Hubble used WFC3 when it switched its aperture to Messier 90 once again in 2019 and 2023. That data caused this stunning new picture, offering a much fuller viewpoint of the galaxy's dirty hard drive, its own effervescent halo, and also its bright center.