Galaxies
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.
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Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (or NGC 5457) as seen from my backyard.
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Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.
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Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.
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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).
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The Leo Triplet comprised of M65, M66 and NGC 3628.
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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.
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NGC 1275 (also known as Perseus A or Caldwell 24) is a type 1.5 Seyfert galaxy located around 237 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Perseus.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Supernova 2023ixf lights up the Pinwheel Galaxy M101 as seen from my backyard.
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NGC 4889 (also known as Caldwell 35) is an E4 supergiant elliptical galaxy.
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Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.
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The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104 or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 31.1 million light-years from the Milky Way galaxy.
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NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy.
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The Leo Triplet comprised of M65, M66 and NGC 3628.
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NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.
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NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.
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Messier 98 or NGC 4192, is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 44.4 million light-years away in slightly northerly Coma Berenices, about 6° to the east of the bright star Denebola (Beta Leonis).
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NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy.
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NGC 4244, also known as Caldwell 26, is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way.
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NGC 4244, also known as Caldwell 26, is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way.
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The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 with its adjacent M32 and M110 galaxies (left and right), is a barred spiral galaxy.
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The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 with its adjacent M32 and M110 galaxies (left and right), is a barred spiral galaxy.
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The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 with its adjacent NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus.
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Messier 65 (also known as NGC 3623) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, within its highly equatorial southern half.
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Messier 65 (also known as NGC 3623) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, within its highly equatorial southern half.
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The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 with its adjacent NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus.
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M64 the Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the mildly northern constellation of Coma Berenices.
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M64 the Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the mildly northern constellation of Coma Berenices.
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"Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster.
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A cropped image of M82, the Cigar Galaxy M82 was discovered, along with its neighbor M81, by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in 1774.
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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.
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Back to the past - this is the view 21 million years ago of the Pinwheel Galaxy M101 as seen from my backyard.
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Back to the past - this is the view 21 million years ago of the Pinwheel Galaxy M101 as seen from my backyard.
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"Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster.
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Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.
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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.
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Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
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Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
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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.
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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.
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Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy as taken by the Burke-Gaffney Observatory Robot Planewave CDK24.
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