Galaxies

Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.

Details: Created: 22 June 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 90

Markarian's Chain is a striking string of roughly eight galaxies stretching across the boundary between Virgo and Coma Berenices, forming part of the core of the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large galaxy cluster to the Milky Way, at a distance of around 50-60 million light-years.

Details: Created: 24 March 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 91

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 96

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 87

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 88

NGC 7331 is a large, unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, located roughly 39-40 million light-years away and often cited as one of the closest visual analogs to our own Milky Way in overall size and structure.

Details: Created: 18 September 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 17

Messier 81, also known as Bode's Galaxy, is a classic grand-design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major lying about 12 million light-years away, with a disk spanning roughly 90,000 light-years.

Details: Created: 11 September 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 21

Messier 33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum and the third-largest member of the Local Group after the Milky Way and Andromeda.

Details: Created: 18 September 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 15

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 24 September 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 19

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 24 September 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 18

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

Details: Created: 09 December 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 20

Messier 33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum and the third-largest member of the Local Group after the Milky Way and Andromeda.

Details: Created: 18 September 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 17

Messier 81, also known as Bode's Galaxy, is a classic grand-design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major lying about 12 million light-years away, with a disk spanning roughly 90,000 light-years.

Details: Created: 06 February 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 95

Read more: M81 · ATR2600C · 2025-02-06

NGC 7331 is a large, unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, located roughly 39-40 million light-years away and often cited as one of the closest visual analogs to our own Milky Way in overall size and structure.

Details: Created: 29 July 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 65

NGC 7331 is a large, unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, located roughly 39-40 million light-years away and often cited as one of the closest visual analogs to our own Milky Way in overall size and structure.

Details: Created: 29 July 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 61

NGC 7331 is a large, unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, located roughly 39-40 million light-years away and often cited as one of the closest visual analogs to our own Milky Way in overall size and structure.

Details: Created: 29 July 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 62

NGC 7331 is a large, unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, located roughly 39-40 million light-years away and often cited as one of the closest visual analogs to our own Milky Way in overall size and structure.

Details: Created: 29 July 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 83

NGC 7331 is a large, unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, located roughly 39-40 million light-years away and often cited as one of the closest visual analogs to our own Milky Way in overall size and structure.

Details: Created: 29 July 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 60

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 82

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 85

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 82

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 91

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 78

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 76

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 55

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 74

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 87

NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Details: Created: 27 August 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 79

NGC 4565

Details: Created: 04 June 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 70

NGC 4236 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco and an outlying member of the M81 Group of galaxies, located roughly 12-15 million light-years away (estimates in the literature range from about 11.7 to 21 million light-years).

Details: Created: 28 May 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 69

Markarian's Chain is a striking string of roughly eight galaxies stretching across the boundary between Virgo and Coma Berenices, forming part of the core of the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large galaxy cluster to the Milky Way, at a distance of around 50-60 million light-years.

Details: Created: 22 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 95

M81 / M82

Details: Created: 13 March 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 1088

M81 / M82

Details: Created: 13 March 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 84

Messier 81, also known as Bode's Galaxy, is a classic grand-design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major lying about 12 million light-years away, with a disk spanning roughly 90,000 light-years.

Details: Created: 05 February 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 62

Messier 96 (M96, NGC 3368) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and the brightest member of the Leo I Group (also known as the M96 Group), a small galaxy cluster that also includes M95 and M105.

Details: Created: 03 March 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 98

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Read more: M96 · ATR2600C · 2025-03-03

M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)

Details: Created: 10 April 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 66

Messier 33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum and the third-largest member of the Local Group after the Milky Way and Andromeda.

Details: Created: 24 September 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 74

M108

Details: Created: 28 December 2024; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 599

Read more: M108 · ATR2600C · 2024-12-28

Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.

Details: Created: 23 June 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 108

Read more: M101 · ATR2600C · 2025-06-23

Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.

Details: Created: 23 June 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 107

Read more: M101 · ATR2600C · 2025-06-23

The Leo Triplet (also called the M66 Group) is a small, gravitationally bound group of three spiral galaxies in the constellation Leo, roughly 30-35 million light-years away: Messier 65, Messier 66, and NGC 3628.

Details: Created: 21 April 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 62

The Leo Triplet (also called the M66 Group) is a small, gravitationally bound group of three spiral galaxies in the constellation Leo, roughly 30-35 million light-years away: Messier 65, Messier 66, and NGC 3628.

Details: Created: 21 April 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 65

The Leo Triplet (also called the M66 Group) is a small, gravitationally bound group of three spiral galaxies in the constellation Leo, roughly 30-35 million light-years away: Messier 65, Messier 66, and NGC 3628.

Details: Created: 21 April 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 69

The Leo Triplet (also called the M66 Group) is a small, gravitationally bound group of three spiral galaxies in the constellation Leo, roughly 30-35 million light-years away: Messier 65, Messier 66, and NGC 3628.

Details: Created: 21 April 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 73

NGC 5907, known as the Splinter Galaxy or Knife Edge Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco seen almost perfectly edge-on, discovered by William Herschel in 1788.

Details: Created: 28 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 144

Markarian's Chain is a striking string of roughly eight galaxies stretching across the boundary between Virgo and Coma Berenices, forming part of the core of the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large galaxy cluster to the Milky Way, at a distance of around 50-60 million light-years.

Details: Created: 24 March 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 134

Markarian's Chain is a striking string of roughly eight galaxies stretching across the boundary between Virgo and Coma Berenices, forming part of the core of the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large galaxy cluster to the Milky Way, at a distance of around 50-60 million light-years.

Details: Created: 24 March 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 93

Markarian's Chain is a striking string of roughly eight galaxies stretching across the boundary between Virgo and Coma Berenices, forming part of the core of the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large galaxy cluster to the Milky Way, at a distance of around 50-60 million light-years.

Details: Created: 24 March 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 138

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 136

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 136

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 132

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 145

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 98

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 138

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years away and gravitationally paired with the larger spiral M81, from which it lies only about 130,000-150,000 light-years distant.

Details: Created: 24 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 137

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

Details: Created: 17 July 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 138

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

Details: Created: 17 July 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 152

Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.

Details: Created: 24 March 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 106

Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.

Details: Created: 24 March 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 91

Messier 33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum and the third-largest member of the Local Group after the Milky Way and Andromeda.

Details: Created: 18 December 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 141

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

Details: Created: 09 December 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 108

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

Details: Created: 09 December 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 95

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

Details: Created: 09 December 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 109

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

Details: Created: 09 December 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 101

Messier 81, also known as Bode's Galaxy, is a classic grand-design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major lying about 12 million light-years away, with a disk spanning roughly 90,000 light-years.

Details: Created: 05 December 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 98

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

Details: Created: 09 December 2025; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 109

Messier 104, the Sombrero Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy of somewhat ambiguous classification straddling the Virgo/Corvus border, often described as intermediate between a spiral and a lenticular galaxy.

Details: Created: 09 April 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 97

Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.

Details: Created: 24 March 2026; Last Updated: 21 October 2026; Hits: 136