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M101 with Supernova234 viewsMessier 101, Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major, with Supernova SN 2023ixf
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NGC 5907 - The Splinter Galaxy232 viewsAlso known as the Knife Edge Galaxy. About 50 million light-years from Earth. Located in the constellation Draco.
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M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy229 viewsAbout 3 million light-years away, this is the third-largest member of the Local Group, which includes M31 and the Milky Way.
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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy229 viewsBarred spiral galaxy, 152,000 light-years in diameter and 2.5 million light-years from Earth.
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M83 - The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy228 viewsA barred spiral galaxy about 15 million light-years away in Hydra, on the border with Centaurus. The nickname derives from its resemblance to the Northern Pinwheel Galaxy, M101.
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy228 viewsLocated 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The small galaxy at the tip of one of M51's spiral arms is NGC 5195; it is passing behind M51.
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M81 Group of Galaxies227 viewsM81, Bode's Galaxy, M82, the Exploding Cigar Galaxy; 12 million light-years distant in Ursa Major; plus NGC3077 as an added bonus
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Messier 58 and the Siamese Twins226 viewsM58 is a barred spiral galaxy about 62 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The Siamese Twins, NGC 4567 and 4568, are colliding spiral galaxies about 60 million light-years away, in the early stages of merging; they are also nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies.
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NGC 4244, the Silver Needle Galaxy in Canes Venatici225 viewsAnother "needle" edge-on galaxy, member of a group of galaxies associated with Messier 94 in the Virgo supercluster; about 14 million light-years from Earth.
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NGC 6207, Spiral Galaxy in Hercules220 viewsNGC 6207 is the small oval object on the right side of the photo, just below the centerline. It is seen nearly edge-on and is about 30 million light-years from Earth. It is somewhat outshone by M13, the large globular cluster on the left, which is of course much closer, at 22,200 light-years from Earth.
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M95 and M96219 viewsTwo Spiral Galaxies in Leo, captured in the same frame
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M85 - Lenticular or Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices215 viewsM85 is a lenticular galaxy in the process of transitioning to an elliptical galaxy. It lies on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster and is 60 million light-years away, is estimated to be 125,000 light-years across, and is interacting with the smaller nearby galaxy NGC 4394.
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