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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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Classic Galaxy with Glamour
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Classic Galaxy with Glamour
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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This color composite image of nearby NGC 300 combines the visible-light pictures from Carnegie Institution of Washington's 100-inch telescope at Las Campanas Observatory (colored red and yellow), with ultraviolet views from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. Galaxy Evolution Explorer detectors image far ultraviolet light (colored blue).
This composite image traces star formation in progress. Young hot blue stars dominate the outer spiral arms of the galaxy, while the older stars congregate in the nuclear regions which appear yellow-green. Gases heated by hot young stars and shocks due to winds from massive stars and supernova explosions appear in pink, as revealed by the visible-light image of the galaxy.
Located nearly 7 million light years away, NGC 300 is a member of a nearby group of galaxies known as the Sculptor Group. It is a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
This color composite image of nearby NGC 300 combines the visible-light pictures from Carnegie Institution of Washington's 100-inch telescope at Las Campanas Observatory (colored red and yellow), with ultraviolet views from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. Galaxy Evolution Explorer detectors image far ultraviolet light (colored blue).
This composite image traces star formation in progress. Young hot blue stars dominate the outer spiral arms of the galaxy, while the older stars congregate in the nuclear regions which appear yellow-green. Gases heated by hot young stars and shocks due to winds from massive stars and supernova explosions appear in pink, as revealed by the visible-light image of the galaxy.
Located nearly 7 million light years away, NGC 300 is a member of a nearby group of galaxies known as the Sculptor Group. It is a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/OCI W
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/OCI W
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Produced By:
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California Institute of Technology
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California Institute of Technology
Produced By
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Mission:
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Mission
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
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Spacecraft:
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GALEX Orbiter
Spacecraft
GALEX Orbiter
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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NGC 300
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NGC 300
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Instrument:
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Ultraviolet/Visible Camera
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Ultraviolet/Visible Camera
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Product Size:
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1273 samples x 967 lines
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1273 samples x 967 lines
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Ultraviolet/Visible Camera
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Ultraviolet/Visible Camera
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Sculptor
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Sculptor
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Explorer
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Explorer
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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GALEX
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GALEX
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GALEX Orbiter
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GALEX Orbiter
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Launch Abort System (LAS)
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Launch Abort System (LAS)
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California
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California
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Washington
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Washington
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NGC 300
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NGC 300
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Image #:
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PIA07828
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA07828
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA07828
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