Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/NGC 1300

NGC 1300[edit]

**Original** - Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 photographed by Hubble telescope. In the core of the larger spiral structure of NGC 1300, the nucleus shows its own extraordinary and distinct "grand-design" spiral structure that is about 3,300 light-years (1 kiloparsec) long. Only galaxies with large-scale bars appear to have these grand-design inner disks — a spiral within a spiral. Models suggest that the gas in a bar can be funneled inwards, and then spiral into the center through the grand-design disk, where it can potentially fuel a central black hole. NGC 1300 is not known to have an active nucleus, however, indicating either that there is no black hole, or that it is not accrediting matter.

Reason: First of all, high res, great quality. Already an FP on German &Spanish Wikipedias as well as Commons. I thought I was done with galaxy pics, but this one was just too good.
Articles this image appears in: Galaxy, Hubble sequence, Barred spiral galaxy, NGC 1300, List of spiral galaxies
Creator: HST

Support as nominator --—Ceran^{(sing / see)} 13:20, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wow! Also fascinating: the hundreds of other galaxies you see behind this one... --Janke | Talk 18:16, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Higher quality compared to similar photos. Nice detail. Spencer^T♦^C 20:13, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Can someone try to remove the chromatic noise?--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 22:41, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say that's a typical property of a Hubble image, so removing it wouldn't really be kosher, would it? Besides, it would erase some of the detail... --Janke | Talk 22:56, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, some of the "noise" may be an actual, faded star. Spencer^T♦^C 01:40, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Grumble grumble...support because evidently something with more color splotches than a Jackson Pollock painting is evidently the best NASA can muster. (Only half kidding).--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 02:37, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Only half? —Ceran^{(sing / see)} 21:23, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Caspian blue 22:16, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Hubble2005-01-barred-spiral-galaxy-NGC1300.jpg MER-C 07:18, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]