Galaxies in the River: NGC 1300 and NGC 1297

By |2026-03-21T16:44:27-04:00March 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Spiral NGC 1300 and elliptical NGC 1297 are galaxies that lie on the banks of the southern constellation Eridanus (The River). At 70 million light-years distant or more, both are members of the Eridanus Galaxy Cluster. About 100,000 light-years across, at lower left in this sharp, galaxy group photo NGC [...]