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This is a random selection of some of our favourite galaxy portraits from STAGES.  Images are from the Hubble Space Telescope, with colour information provided by COMBO-17.

Image credit:  M. Barden, C. Peng, C. Wolf and the STAGES team


Galaxy groups and clusters

Abell 901a
galaxy groupgalaxy group


Strong gravitational lenses

Einstein Ring    strong gravitational lens

strong gravitational lens



Merging and Interacting Galaxies

merging galaxies    merging galaxies
galaxy interactionsgalaxy mergers



Spiral galaxies

spiral galaxy
spiral galaxy
spiral galaxy


Foreground galaxy

low surface brightness dwarf galaxy