NGC 1300

This is the prototypical example of a barred spiral galaxy, the type of galaxy we believe the Milky Way to be. Besides the classic, dramatic form of the bold spiral structure, amazing details appear: beautifully resolved spiral arms and dust lanes right to the bright nucleus, numerous star-forming regions starkly delineated, and a disk transparent enough to see distant background galaxies through the galaxy, providing a dramatic feeling of depth. Learn more

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