Barred spiral galaxy NGC 6217 - space

This is the first image of a celestial object taken with the newly repaired Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The camera was restored to operation during the STS-125 Servicing Mission to upgrade the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.\r\n\r\nThe barred spiral galaxy NGC 6217 was photographed on 13 June and 8 July 2009, as part of the initial testing and calibration of Hubble’s ACS. The galaxy lies 6 million light-years away in the north circumpolar constellation Ursa Major.\r\n\r\n\r\nCredit:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team\r\n