Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition

This Hubble image of lenticular galaxy NGC 1266 reveals its bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure.

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no obvious spiral arms.

Reddish-brown clumps and filaments of dust partially obscure the galaxy's full face, while red, blue, and orange light from distant galaxies shines through its diffuse outer regions and dots the inky-black background.