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Collection:
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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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Galaxy NGC 300
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Galaxy NGC 300
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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This image of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 300 was taken by Galaxy Evolution Explorer in a single orbit exposure of 27 minutes on October 10, 2003. NGC 300 lies 7 million light years from our Milky Way galaxy and is one of a group of galaxies in the constellation Sculptor. NGC 300 is often used as a prototype of a spiral galaxy because in optical images it displays flowing spiral arms and a bright central region of older (and thus redder) stars. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer image taken in ultraviolet light shows us that NGC 300 is an efficient star-forming galaxy. The bright blue regions in the Galaxy Evolution Explorer image reveal new stars forming all the way into the nucleus of NGC 300.
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This image of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 300 was taken by Galaxy Evolution Explorer in a single orbit exposure of 27 minutes on October 10, 2003. NGC 300 lies 7 million light years from our Milky Way galaxy and is one of a group of galaxies in the constellation Sculptor. NGC 300 is often used as a prototype of a spiral galaxy because in optical images it displays flowing spiral arms and a bright central region of older (and thus redder) stars. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer image taken in ultraviolet light shows us that NGC 300 is an efficient star-forming galaxy. The bright blue regions in the Galaxy Evolution Explorer image reveal new stars forming all the way into the nucleus of NGC 300.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/California Institute of Technology
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL/California Institute of Technology
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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California Institute of Technology
Produced_By
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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Instrument:
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GALEX Telescope
Instrument
GALEX Telescope
Instrument
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Product Size:
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1500 samples x 1500 lines
Product_Size
1500 samples x 1500 lines
Product Size
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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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GALEX Telescope
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GALEX Telescope
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NGC
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NGC
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California
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California
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Milky Way Galaxy
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Milky Way Galaxy
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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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facet_when:
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October 10, 2003
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October 10, 2003
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2003
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2003
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Image #:
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PIA04924
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04924
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04924
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