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Voted number one by British scientists as the best picture taken by the Hubble telescope, the Sombrero galaxy lies 28 million light years from Earth. The dimensions of this galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across. A brilliant white core is encircled by thick dust lanes in this spiral galaxy, seen edge-on.

25 Years of Hubble Images

THE Hubble Space Telescope has been taking unforgettable pictures of the most far flung and freaky corners of the universe for 25 years. Here are 25 of the most memorable.

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