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Released on 28 March 2018, the image records NGC 1052-DF2 with Hubble’s characteristic ability to distinguish extremely faint structures from the darkness around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA closer look\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe galaxy’s light is quiet rather than concentrated. Near the centre, a broad haze emerges gradually from the background, with no abrupt boundary between its blue-grey outer regions and the surrounding black. Brighter points are embedded across and around this diffuse area, giving the central form a fine, granular complexity when seen at large scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElsewhere, the darkness is far from empty. Small luminous marks—some compact, others slightly extended—are scattered unevenly across the frame. Along the lower edge, several faint objects sit comparatively close together, while isolated bright specks near the outer margins broaden the apparent depth of the field. In the upper-left region, dim arcs and slender streaks interrupt the darkness; towards the upper right, a pale glow is barely separated from the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe image’s restraint is central to its character. There is no blazing core or sharply bounded structure to dominate the composition. Instead, the eye adjusts slowly to minute differences in brightness: wisps of grey within blue-black space, faint linear traces between brighter points, and the almost imperceptible transition from the galaxy’s diffuse light into the wider field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this image was made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Hubble Space Telescope image. The supplied metadata do not specify the instrument, observation dates, exposure time, filters or colour treatment, so the visible blue, grey and black palette is described here only as it appears in the finished image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eImage details and provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e NGC 1052-DF2\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Galaxy\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cetus\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistance from Earth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65 million light years\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTelescope:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hubble Space Telescope\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal release date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 March 2018, 19:00\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImage credit:\u003c\/strong\u003e NASA, ESA, and P. van Dokkum (Yale University)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoosing the right size and finish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFine art can feel intimate at smaller sizes and more architectural at larger ones. 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