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Hubble Sees Stars as Numerous as Grains of Sand in Nearby Galaxy

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Apr 08, 2004
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Hubble Sees Stars as Numerous as Grains of Sand in Nearby Galaxy
What appear as individual grains of sand on a beach in this image obtained with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are actually myriads of stars embedded deep in the heart of the nearby galaxy NGC 300. The Hubble telescope's exquisite resolution enables it to see the stars as...

What appear as individual grains of sand on a beach in the image obtained with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are actually myriads of stars embedded deep in the heart of the nearby galaxy NGC 300. The Hubble telescope's exquisite resolution enables it to see the stars as individual points of light, despite the fact that the galaxy is millions of light-years away.

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Hubble Sees Stars as Numerous as Grains of Sand in Nearby Galaxy

Hubble Sees Stars as Numerous as Grains of Sand in Nearby Galaxy

What appear as individual grains of sand on a beach in this image obtained with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are actually myriads of stars embedded deep in the heart of the nearby galaxy NGC 300. The Hubble telescope's exquisite resolution enables it to see the stars as...

Digitized Sky Survey Image of NGC 300

Digitized Sky Survey Image of NGC 300

Myriad of Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300

Myriad of Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300

Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300 – Detail

Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300 – Detail

Myriad of Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300 – Central Detail

Myriad of Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300 – Central Detail

Myriads of stars embedded in the heart of the nearby galaxy NGC 300 can be singled out like grains of sand on a beach in this Hubble Space Telescope image. The Hubble telescope's exquisite resolution enables it to see the stars as individual points of light, despite the fact...

NGC 300 Zoom Animation

NGC 300 Zoom Animation

Zoom from the Digitized Sky Survey of the spiral galaxy NGC 300 and dissolve into the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys image of a section of the galaxy.

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Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI);
Acknowledgment: F. Bresolin (Institute for Astronomy, U. Hawaii) and the Digitized Sky Survey

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