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Wide field image centred on spiral galaxy NGC 300

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English: This wide field image, from the Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the area around the spiral galaxy, NGC 300, six million light-years from Earth. The field of view is about 2.92x2.94 degrees.
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Source The surroundings of NGC 300
Author ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
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