'Spanish Dancer' spiral galaxy shines in amazing Dark Energy Camera imagery

Spiral galaxy NGC 1566 was captured by the Dark Energy Camera at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The galaxy is about 70 million light-years away. Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)