Gallery: Spiral Galaxy Study Yields Super Sharp Images

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    NGC 5247 -------- - Grand design barred spiral galaxy - 60–70 million light-years from Earth - Constellation: Virgo
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    Messier 100 (NGC 4321) ---------------------- - Grand design spiral galaxy - 55 million light-years from Earth - Constellation: Coma Berenices
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    NGC 1300 -------- - Barred spiral galaxy - 65 million light-years from Earth - Constellation: Eridanus
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    NGC 4030 -------- - Spiral galaxy - 75 million light-years from Earth - Constellation: Virgo
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    NGC 2997 -------- - Spiral galaxy - 30 million light-years from Earth - Constellation: Antlia
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    NGC 1232 -------- - Intermediate spiral galaxy - 65 million light-years from Earth - Constellation: Eridanus
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