barred spiral -- but you have to look closely

• by KhalilaRedBird

  UGC 00830: This is a beautiful 2-armed spiral. Each arm has a wide, diffuse layer with a sharper, active starforming layer on top.

  Posted April 4, 2013 3:43 AM

• by KhalilaRedBird

  1973UGC...C...0000N
  Re:UGC 00830
  Diffuse (r) 0.8 x 0.6
  2 long diffuse arms
  Very faint nuclear condensation
  Companion 4.2, 147, 0.5 x 0.3

  Posted April 4, 2013 3:49 AM