Messier 110

I find it so weird to look at galaxies while stars are in the foreground, as in this picture. To me it looks like a cheap effect, like making some stars in front of others to make them look different sizes, or like something from the original Star Trek. As cheesy as it looks, though, it really puts things into perspective.
This elliptical galaxy is the last M object. It's actually a satellite galaxy (I didn't know those existed until now!) of our nearest neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy. This make sit a part of our galaxy cluster. M110 is roughly 15,000 light years accross, and although it is thought that most elliptical galaxies do not have dust and other particles to form new stars, it is clear that this galaxy does.