 The twisting patterns created by the multiple spiral arms of NGC 2835 create the illusion of an eye. The stunning barred spiral galaxy, with a width just over half that of the Milky Way, is brilliantly featured in this Hubble image. Although it cannot be seen in this image, a supermassive black hole with a mass millions of times that of our sun is known to exist in the center of the galaxy. This galaxy was imaged as part of a large galaxy survey that's studying the connections between cold gas and young stars in a variety of galaxies in the local universe. Within 2835 this cold dense gas produces large numbers of young stars within large star formation regions. The bright blue areas show where new ultraviolet light is being emitted more strongly, indicating recent or ongoing star formation.