StellarSnap<p>📸 NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble<br>Spiral galaxy NGC 3521 lies 35 million light-years away in Leo. It features dusty, uneven spiral arms, star-forming regions, and young blue stars. Surrounding it are faint, bubble-like shells — likely tidal debris from past galaxy mergers.<br>📅 June 19, 2025<br>📷 Vikas Chander<br>🔗 stellarsnap.space<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/APOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APOD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NGC3521" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGC3521</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpiralGalaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpiralGalaxy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TidalDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TidalDebris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StellarSnap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StellarSnap</span></a></p>