Hubble Spies a Spiral Snowflake (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption The striking face-on spiral galaxy NGC 6814, whose luminous nucleus and spectacular sweeping arms, rippled with an intricate pattern of dark dust, are captured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Credit Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.