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NGC 1300

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team

This galaxy is particularly wicked, looking every bit like giant cosmic eye. 69 million light-years away, in the constellation Eridanus, the barred spiral galaxy has a bright center, surrounded by S-shaped arms.