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Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA ^ | 6/22/08 | NASA

Posted on 06/22/2008 3:52:36 PM PDT by sig226


Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
Credit:
Hubble Heritage Team, ESA, NASA

Explanation: Big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 lies some 70 million light-years away on the banks of the constellation Eridanus. This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the largest Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy. NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms. In fact, on close inspection the nucleus of this classic barred spiral itself shows a remarkable region of spiral structure about 3,000 light-years across. Unlike other spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way, NGC 1300 is not presently known to have a massive central black hole.


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1 posted on 06/22/2008 3:52:36 PM PDT by sig226
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2 posted on 06/22/2008 3:53:54 PM PDT by sig226 (Real power is not the ability to destroy an enemy. It is the willingness to do it.)
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To: sig226

Beautiful


3 posted on 06/22/2008 3:56:42 PM PDT by hattend (Obama is a lying idiot. We're so screwed. - Rush Limbaugh)
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To: sig226

Embryonic.


4 posted on 06/22/2008 4:07:16 PM PDT by clinkclink
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To: sig226

Imagine what might be going on in there ... God, I love astronomy.


5 posted on 06/22/2008 4:21:11 PM PDT by LiberConservative ("Typical" White Guy)
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To: LiberConservative

The Universe is God’s pallette


6 posted on 06/22/2008 4:41:58 PM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: sig226
NGC 1300 is not presently known to have a massive central black hole.

Well, it's spinning around something.

7 posted on 06/22/2008 4:50:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: LiberConservative
Lots of radiation.
8 posted on 06/22/2008 4:50:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: sig226

Beautiful swirl of light.


9 posted on 06/22/2008 4:54:28 PM PDT by Peace Is Coming
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To: sig226

Heaven is God throne and the earth is his footstool.


10 posted on 06/22/2008 4:55:52 PM PDT by Snurple
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To: sig226
NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years

BUMP!

11 posted on 06/22/2008 4:57:55 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: sig226

Nice


12 posted on 06/22/2008 4:59:49 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: sig226

Looks like a hurricane caused by some serious global warming...


13 posted on 06/22/2008 5:55:16 PM PDT by BreezyDog
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To: sig226

3 He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
4 He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them.
5 Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is infinite.
Psalm 147:3-5


14 posted on 06/22/2008 5:59:20 PM PDT by Ahithophel (Padron@Anniversario)
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Exactly my thought. You can see the blood vessels clearly...


15 posted on 06/22/2008 6:04:52 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Tom Manion '08-My only reason for voting this year)
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