Galaxies may be dustier than they appear

https://www.legacysurvey.org//viewer/?ra=194.1820&dec=21.6830&layer=ls-dr9&zoom=11

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Oh, interesting, if you look in the single exposures, the contrast is set differently and you can actually see that dusty structure.

https://www.legacysurvey.org/viewer/exposures/?ra=194.1816&dec=21.6826&layer=ls-dr9&size=200

Messier galaxies are so bright that even the dusty part is bright enough to saturate the color scheme!

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