Myriad of Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300
NGC 300
6.5 million light-years (2 Megaparsecs)
This image is 3 arcminutes (5,700 light-years or 1,700 parsecs) wide.
These data are from the HST program 9492: F. Bresolin and R.-P. Kudritzki (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii) and W. Gieren and G. Pietrzynski (Universidad de Concepcion, Chile).
F435W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I)
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI);
Acknowledgment: F. Bresolin (Institute for Astronomy, U. Hawaii) and the Digitized Sky Survey
Blue: F435W (B)
Green: F555W (V)
Red: F814W (I)
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI);
Acknowledgment: F. Bresolin (Institute for Astronomy, U. Hawaii) and the Digitized Sky Survey
