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.

Kredit:

ESO

O snímku

Id:eso0221h
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:7. srpna 2002
Související články:eso0221
Velikost:2439 x 1935 px

O objektu

Jméno:NGC 300
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Vzdálenost:6 milion světelné roky
Constellation:Sculptor
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Souřadnice

Position (RA):0 55 1.14
Position (Dec):-37° 50' 20.18"
Field of view:9.68 x 7.68 arcminutes
Orientace:Sever je 1.6° pravá od svislé osy