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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Title:
A Poster-Size Image of the Beautiful Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
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*Credit:* NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/], ESA [ http://www.spacetel…], and G. Bacon (STScI [ http://www.stsci.ed…]) Selected still images from this video: (click to enlarge):
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About the Object Object Name: NGC 1300 Object Description: Barred Spiral Galaxy Position (J2000): R.A. 03h 19m 40s.8
Dec. -19° 24' 40" Constellation: Eridanus Distance: 69 million light-years away (21 megaparsecs) Dimensions: This image is 5.5 arcminutes (110,000 light-years or 34,000 parsecs). About the Data Data Description: The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10342: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, W. Januszewski, Z. Levay, and T. Royle (STScI), and P. Knezek (WIYN). Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): September 2004 Filters: F435W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I), F658N (H-alpha) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: January 10, 2005 Orientation: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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*Release Date*:January 10, 2005 07:00 PM (EST)
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2005-01a
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*Title*:A Poster-Size Image of the Beautiful Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
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*Description*:>

A zoom into the center of NGC 1300 that reveals the fine details captured by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys across the spiral arms, and dust lanes in the disk and bar.
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Advanced Camera for Surveys
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Eridanus
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COMPASS
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Aura
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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NGC
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spiral galaxy
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Hamilton
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NGC 1300
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Washington, D.C.
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September 2004
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January 10, 2005
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2005
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2004
Running Time:
35 seconds
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SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-200 5-01a
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Release Date:
January 10, 2005 07:00 PM (EST)

A Poster-Size Image of the Beautiful Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300