This was
your sky.
NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars
This stunning view of barred spiral galaxy NGC 613 was captured by the Very Large Telescopes at the European Southern Observatory. Located 65 million light-years away in the southern constellation Sculptor, NGC 613 is over 100,000 light-years across. Astronomers interrupted their search for distant quasars to appreciate the beauty of this nearby galaxy. Its intricate spiral arms are home to countless stars and dust lanes.
Museum grade paper, printed and shipped from the facility nearest you. The card stays free, the print is the thing you keep.
See print sizesFrom $29.00
In tropical astrology, 1 OCT 2005 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 OCT 2005.