APOD 3.06

This cluster of galaxies is about 450 million light-years from Earth. It's catalog name is Abell S0740. The elliptical galaxy, ESO 325-G004, spans 100,000 light-years and contains 100 billion stars. This makes it similar to our own Milky Way. The picture taken by Hubble reveals a plethora of different structures, ranging from dust lands to spiral arms.