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.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0221h
Type:Observation
Date de publication:7 août 2002
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0221
Taille:2439 x 1935 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 300
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Distance:6 million années lumière
Constellation:Sculptor
Catégorie:Galaxies

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
2,3 Mio
JPEG taille écran
287,4 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
351,4 Kio
1280x1024
587,6 Kio
1600x1200
890,6 Kio
1920x1200
1,4 Mio
2048x1536
1,9 Mio

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