This image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows the galaxy NGC 300,
located about seven million light-years away in the constellation
Sculptor. It is a classic spiral galaxy with open arms and vigorous star
formation throughout.
Blue represents ultraviolet light captured by the telescope's
long-wavelength detector. Green shows ultraviolet light from the
short-wavelength detector, and red shows red visible light from the Las
Campanas Observatory, Chile.
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer data was taken in October 2003.