APOD: 2025 August 18 Б NGC 1309: A Useful Spiral Galaxy
18.08.2025 | Астрономическая картинка дня

This galaxy is not only pretty -- it's useful. A gorgeous spiral some 100 million light-years distant, NGC 1309 lies on the banks of the constellation of the River (Eridanus). NGC 1309 spans about 30,000 light-years, making it about one third the size of our larger Milky Way galaxy.