Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 300
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NGC 300 Spiral Galaxy, Miles Zhou
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NGC 300 Spiral Galaxy

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NGC 300 Spiral Galaxy

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NGC 300 is a normal spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor, which spans nearly the same amount of sky as the full moon, and is visible with a small telescope. It shows typical flowing blue spiral arms, a compact nucleus, and the requisite stars, star clusters, and nebulae. This galaxy is a type Sc spiral, similar in form to M 33, showing the same low surface brightness, and very large, loose structure. It exhibits many active star-forming regions.This is a simple LRGB composition.

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NGC 300 Spiral Galaxy, Miles Zhou