... Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 . ... NGC 1300 is a large spiral galaxy that appears as a flattened figure eight. A huge bar that spans over 150,000 light-years across the galaxy center dominates its appearance. ... With a good enough telescope, however, such rotation is visible even from Earth, as shown by this time-lapse image sequence from the Hubble Space Telescope taken in November 1990. ... September Sky . ... One of the largest sunspots in recent years is now crossing our Sun. ... September . ...