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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2024 December 2   
       A classic spiral galaxy is shown with blue spiral arms. The center is   
         yellow-red. Many star clusters are easily visible. Please see the   
                    explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                            NGC 300: A Galaxy of Stars   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Stern   
      
      Explanation: This galaxy is unusual for how many stars it seems that   
      you can see. Stars are so abundantly evident in this deep exposure of   
      the spiral galaxy NGC 300 because so many of these stars are bright   
      blue and grouped into resolvable bright star clusters. Additionally,   
      NGC 300 is so clear because it is one of the closest spiral galaxies to   
      Earth, as light takes only about 6 million years to get here. Of   
      course, galaxies are composed of many more faint stars than bright, and   
      even more of a galaxy's mass is attributed to unseen dark matter. NGC   
      300 spans nearly the same amount of sky as the full moon and is visible   
      with a small telescope toward the southern constellation of the   
      Sculptor. The featured image was captured in October from Rio Hurtado,   
      Chile and is a composite of over 20 hours of exposure.   
      
                       Tomorrow's picture: red planet blues   
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