Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1300
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NGC1300, Tom Harrison
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NGC1300 is a classic barred spiral galaxy approximately 70-75 million light-years distant in the Constellation Eridanus. The central bar of NGC1300 is 150,000 light-years long, larger than the size of our own Milky Way. It has received intense study to determine more about our own barred spiral Milky Way. Its symmetrical design makes it an interesting and beautiful object.

Constellation: Eridanus

Distance: 70-75 Million Light-Years

Magnitude: 10.5

Date: October 2008

Place: Fort Davis, TX

Exposure Details: LRGB:470:150:150:150 all unbinned

Processing: MaxIm DL, RegiStar, CCDStack, Photoshop CS3

Optics: 12.5" RCOS Truss RC

Focal Length: 2908mm @ f9

Mount: Paramount ME

Camera: STL6303E

Focuser: RCOS with FocusMax

Guiding: Off-axis, SBIG Guide Camera

Filters: Tru-Balance LRGB 2"

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NGC1300, Tom Harrison