Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/NGC 1300

NGC 1300

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

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)

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

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)

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

• Support --Caspian blue 22:16, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

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