Barred Spiral Galaxy Ngc 6217
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Barred Spiral Galaxy Ngc 6217
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Science Source
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This is the first Hubble Space Telescope image of a celestial object taken with the newly repaired Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The camera was restored to operation during the STS-125 Servicing Mission to upgrade the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The barred spiral galaxy NGC 6217 was photographed on 13 June and 8 July 2009, as part of the initial testing and calibration of Hubble's ACS. The galaxy lies 6 million light-years away in the north circumpolar constellation Ursa Major.
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July 7th, 2014
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