NGC 300 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.
It is one of the closest galaxies to the Local Group, and probably lies between us and the Sculptor Group.
It is the brightest of the five main spirals in the direction of the Sculptor Group.
It is inclined at an angle of 42° when viewed from earth and shares many characteristics of the Triangulum Galaxy (WIKI)
Note the numerous small galaxies in the background.
maged with the 16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph.
Apogee Alta U-16M camera.
L-RGB image
Luminance - 60 min
RGB 6 minutes each Bin 2x2
Hydrogen Alpha for 30 minutes Bin 2x2
(Total of 118 minutes )
Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia July 2013.