NGC 300 Gets A Striking New Image
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 04:21
in Astronomy & Space
NGC 300 is one of the closest and most prominent spiral galaxies in the southern skies, about six million light-years away and bright enough it can be seen with binoculars. NGC 300 lies in the constellation of Sculptor with only a few bright stars, but is home to a collection of nearby galaxies that form the Sculptor Group, though recent distance measurements show that NGC 300 lies significantly closer to us than many of the other galaxies in the group and may be only loosely associated with them. Compared to other galaxies, NGC 300 is remarkably normal, making it an ideal specimen for astronomers studying the structure and content of spiral galaxies such as our own. read more
