Skinny Bitch Galaxy Trying To Show Us Up

“Like a thin band of light stretched across space, it looks like some sort of intergalactic letterbox. But this extraordinary image is in fact is a distant galaxy called NGC 4452, captured as it lies directly edge-on to Earth.” Lest you get jealous over how svelte NGC 4452 appears to be — and note that the camera adds 10 nebulae — this is rather comforting: “Our own Milky Way is also believed to be extremely thin.” [Via]