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M108 and M97 in one frame2 viewsBarred spiral galaxy M108, nicknamed the Surfboard Galaxy, about 28 million light years away; and planetary nebula M97, the Owl Nebula, 2030 light-years away, both in Ursa Major.Nov 17, 2023
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M33, the Triangulum Galaxy1 views2.73 million light-years away; third largest member of the Local Group of galaxies.Nov 17, 2023
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M77 and Friends2 viewsBarred spiral galaxy in Cetus (left side of picture), about 47 million light-years from Earth. A Type 2 Seyfert galaxy with an active nucleus. The spiral galaxy at right is NGC 1055. The spiral galaxy NGC1072 is also seen as a tiny oval near the bottom center of the frame.Nov 17, 2023
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NGC 5907 - The Splinter Galaxy1 viewsAlso known as the Knife Edge Galaxy. About 50 million light-years from Earth. Located in the constellation Draco.Nov 17, 2023
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Messier 90, Spiral Galaxy in Virgo1 views59 million light-years away. Contains little gas and dust and hence does not have much star formation; believed to be evolving into a lenticular galaxy.Nov 17, 2023
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Messier 59, Messier 60 and friends1 viewsM59 is the eilliptical galaxy in the center of the frame; above it is the elliptical galaxy M60 with nearby spiral galaxy NGC 4647. Numerous other galaxies are also in the picture, including spirals NGC4606 and NGC4607 in the bottom left quadrant.Nov 17, 2023
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Markarian's Chain of Galaxies1 viewsA chain of galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, named after a Soviet astronomer. Right to left: M84, M86, NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC4461, NGC 4458, NGC4438 and NGC4435.Sep 26, 2023
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M101 with Supernova1 viewsMessier 101, Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major, with Supernova SN 2023ixfSep 26, 2023
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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy1 viewsBarred spiral galaxy, 152,000 light-years in diameter and 2.5 million light-years from Earth.Sep 26, 2023
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NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar Galaxy1 viewsSpiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.Sep 26, 2023
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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy11 viewsA wide-field view of the Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light years away and 152,000 light years in diameter. Satellite galaxies M32 (above right of center, on rim of M31) and M110 (bottom center) also appear in the frame. Red swath at left was caused by a reflection of the red power-on light on the ZWO ASI2600MC camera, which sits in front of the telescope.Nov 13, 2022
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NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy6 viewsGigantic edge-on spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, twice as luminous as the Andromeda Galaxy. 40 million light-years from Earth. Satellite galaxy NGC 4562 is shown at lower right.Aug 01, 2022
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