Edge-On Galaxy Ngc 4302 & Tilted Galaxy Ngc 4298 Notepad

The edge-on galaxy is called NGC 4302, and the tilted galaxy is NGC 4298. Although the galaxies look quite different because they are angled at different positions on the sky, they are actually very similar in terms of their structure and contents. A striking pair of spiral galaxies much like our own Milky Way. These island cities of stars, which are approximately 55 million light-years away, give astronomers an idea of what our own galaxy would look like to an outside observer.