24x36 Poster; Ngc 1300, Barred Spiral Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope Image

Hello! Astronomy Picture of the Day - June 11th, 2020 Today's video is about Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 Big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 lies some 70 million light-years away on the banks of the constellation Eridanus This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the largest Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms In fact, on close inspection the nucleus of this classic barred spiral itself shows a remarkable region of spiral structure about 3,000 light-years across Like other spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way, NGC 1300 is thought to have a supermassive central black hole Thanks for watching! and don't forget to like, comment, and share!