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Astronomy Picture of the Day - NGC 300: A Galaxy of Stars
NASA ^
| 2 Dec, 2024
| Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Stern
Posted on 12/02/2024 11:55:26 AM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: This galaxy is unusual for how many stars it seems that you can see. Stars are so abundantly evident in this deep exposure of the spiral galaxy NGC 300 because so many of these stars are bright blue and grouped into resolvable bright star clusters. Additionally, NGC 300 is so clear because it is one of the closest spiral galaxies to Earth, as light takes only about 6 million years to get here. Of course, galaxies are composed of many more faint stars than bright, and even more of a galaxy's mass is attributed to unseen dark matter. NGC 300 spans nearly the same amount of sky as the full moon and is visible with a small telescope toward the southern constellation of the Sculptor. The featured image was captured in October from Rio Hurtado, Chile and is a composite of over 20 hours of exposure.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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12/02/2024 11:55:55 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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Pinging the APOD list
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posted on
12/02/2024 11:56:36 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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1960_Ford_Galaxie_Starliner.jpg
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posted on
12/02/2024 11:59:05 AM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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1960_Ford_Galaxie_Starliner.jpg
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:00:11 PM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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I wonder if when stars are closer... less than light years away from one another if space is still as cold as we know it to be here in the shade... In the eclipse of the earth or moon... in the shadows... or, is heat only available/present in direct light?
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12/02/2024 12:01:10 PM PST
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sit-rep
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:01:53 PM PST
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dayglored
(This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
To: MtnClimber
I do think I like galaxy pictures the best...they amaze me.
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:05:55 PM PST
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goodnesswins
(Don’t be REALITY PHOBIC!)
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:06:59 PM PST
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telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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"
My God! It's full of stars!"
2010.... darn good sci-fi movie, especially for the early 1980s. Highly recommend the books and the movie. (Sequels to 2001: A Space Odyssey)
To: Red Badger
Nahhh…the Galaxy is in Orion’s Belt.
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:08:15 PM PST
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DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:12:49 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: sit-rep
Pluto is 5,000 times closer to the sun than the nearest star. It’s less than 1/1000th of a light year from the sun. Yet it’s cold enough for nitrogen to freeze solid on its surface.
To: Telepathic Intruder
lol... well I guess that answers my question!
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12/02/2024 12:21:17 PM PST
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sit-rep
To: MtnClimber
“NGC 300 spans nearly the same amount of sky as the full moon”
Wow, that is astonishing. I thought all galaxies were about the same size as stars.
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:34:25 PM PST
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ProtectOurFreedom
(Republicans are the party that says ‘Government doesn’t work.’ Then they get elected and prove it.)
To: MtnClimber
Hearing the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey” in my head for some strange reason.
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:36:16 PM PST
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AFB-XYZ
(Two options: 1) Stand up, or 2) Bend over)
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:38:57 PM PST
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Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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Lol. They have to add propaganda about dark matter to everything, I guess.
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posted on
12/02/2024 12:55:20 PM PST
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Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: MtnClimber
Why is the center orange and tilted in a different plane than the rest of the galaxy?
It’s like a donut with sparkles whose jelly center is about to fall out.
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12/02/2024 1:09:34 PM PST
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DannyTN
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