Outskirts of NGC 300

This is an astronomers' joy ride to infinity. Such a rarely seen view of our universe imparts a feeling of the vast distances in space. In the upper half of the image, the outer region of NGC 300 is resolved into innumerable stars, while in the lower half, myriads of galaxies — a thousand times more distant — catch the eye. In reality, many of them are very similar to NGC 300, they are just much more remote.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0221h
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:7 augustus 2002
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0221
Grootte:2439 x 1935 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 300
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Afstand:6 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Sculptor
Categorie:Galaxies

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
2,3 MB

Achtergrond

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Coordinates

Position (RA):0 55 1.14
Position (Dec):-37° 50' 20.18"
Field of view:9.68 x 7.68 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.6° right of vertical