NGC 4565 – Needle Galaxy
NGC 4565 – Edge on Spiral Galaxy. Location: Coma Berenices. Distance: 53 ± 4 Million Light Years. Continue reading →
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NGC 891 Spiral Galaxy
Location: Andromeda; Distance: 27.3 ± 1.8 Million Light Years. Edge on, unbarred spiral galaxy. Astronomers believe our Milky Way would look like this if viewed from outside the galaxy. Total color exposure 60 minutes. Continue reading →
M104 Sombrero Galaxy
M104 – Sombrero Galaxy: Location: Virgo; Distance: 29.3 ± 1.6 Million Light Years; Unbarred spiral galaxy; diameter 50,000 light years. Total color exposure 60 minutes. Continue reading →
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Location: Canes Venatici; Distance: 23 ± 4 Million Light Years. Two galaxies, NGC 5194 and 5195, in oscillation. Total color exposure 60 minutes. Continue reading →
NGC 7331
NGC 7331 – Spiral Galaxy: Location: Pegasus; Distance: 40 ± 3 million light years. Central bulge rotates in opposite direction from the rest of the disk. Four other galaxies are visible. Total color exposure 60 minutes. Continue reading →
NGC 3190
NGC 3190 – Spiral Galaxy: Location: Leo. Spiral galaxy approximately 60 million light years from Earth seen edge on. This galaxy is a member of the Hickson 44 Group of galaxies. Another member, NGC 3187 is located to the upper … Continue reading →
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Distance: ~23 million light years in constellation Canes Venatici Image from 256 minutes total LRGB exposure. Continue reading →
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
Distance ~21 million light years in constellation Ursa Major Image from 390 minute total LRGB exposure. Continue reading →