The Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to observe galaxies of all shapes and sizes
NGC 7814 is a spiral galaxy located onabout 40 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is seen edge-on from Earth. It is sometimes referred to as the "Little Sombrero", a miniature version of Messier 104, also known as the "Sombrero" galaxy. The starfield behind NGC 7814 is known for its density of faint, distant galaxies, as seen in a new Hubble image. It features a bright central bulge, a thin disk full of dust, and a glowing halo of gas and stars.
The Sombrero Galaxy, also seen from the edge,is located only 28 million light years away and appears larger than Little Sombrero. They are actually almost the same size, but Sombrero appears larger because it is closer.
New image of NGC 7814 showsa combination of visible and infrared observations made by the Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys in 2006. The observations were made to help astronomers study the stars of the galaxy, as well as shed light on its evolution.
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