This beautiful clump of glowing gas, dark dust, and glittering stars is the spiral galaxy
NGC 4248, located ~ 24 million ly away in the constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs).
~ 95 million ly away, in the southern constellation of Octans, lies an intriguing spiral galaxy
NGC 7098 — with numerous sets of double features.
The small, edge-on, spiral galaxy visible to the left of NGC 7098, is
ESO 048-G007.