Astronomy Picture of the Day . Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges . ... 2.08.1998 . ... Isaac Newton Telescope Explanation: Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. But if you look closely at the center of the above photograph , you will see a whole 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. ... August . ... 1997 1998 . ...