<p>In a blending of old and new, images from a camera recently removed from the <a id="gfuz" title="Hubble Space Telescope" href="http://hubblesite.org/">Hubble Space Telescope</a> were combined with pictures from its replacement camera to create this composite view of the spiral galaxy NGC 3982, released Tuesday.<br><br> The pictures, taken between March 2000 and August 2009, come together to reveal colorful details in the star-forming galaxy, which lies 68 million light-years away. The galaxy's dusty arms are lined with young star clusters (blue) and glowing hydrogen clouds (pink) where new stars are being born.</p><p>(Also see: <a id="bfa_" title="&quot;Hubble&amp;squot;s &amp;squot;Savior&amp;squot; Camera Now on Display.&quot;" href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/breakingorbit/2009/11/hubbles-savior-camera-now-on-d.html">"Hubble's 'Savior' Camera Now on Display."</a>)</p>

Cosmic Pinwheel

In a blending of old and new, images from a camera recently removed from the Hubble Space Telescope were combined with pictures from its replacement camera to create this composite view of the spiral galaxy NGC 3982, released Tuesday.

The pictures, taken between March 2000 and August 2009, come together to reveal colorful details in the star-forming galaxy, which lies 68 million light-years away. The galaxy's dusty arms are lined with young star clusters (blue) and glowing hydrogen clouds (pink) where new stars are being born.

(Also see: "Hubble's 'Savior' Camera Now on Display.")

Image courtesy ESA/NASA

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