Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges . ... 16.10.1995 . ... Credit Copyright: Dwingeloo Obscured Galaxy Survey team, . S. Hughes, S. Maddox, Isaac Newton Telescope ( RGO ) Explanation: If you look closely at the center of the above photograph, you will see a spiral galaxy behind the field of stars. Named Dwingeloo 1 , this nearby galaxy was only discovered recently (1994) because much of its light was obscured by dust, gas and bright stars of our own Milky Way galaxy . ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...