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M74 - Spiral galaxy in Pisces524 viewsFace-on spiral galaxy about 32 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces.
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M85 - Lenticular or Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices519 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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Messier 59, Messier 60 and friends519 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.
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NGC 6207, Spiral Galaxy in Hercules516 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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M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy515 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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Messier 58 and the Siamese Twins511 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 4631, The Whale Galaxy502 viewsA barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. Contains a central starburst - a region of intense star formation. The "calf" - the nearby dwarf galaxy - is NGC 4527.
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Messier 106 and companions499 viewsThe large spiral galaxy at left is M106, lying at a distance of 22 to 25 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. A myriad of other galaxies are in the frame, of which the two most prominent are NGC 4248 (closest to M106) and NGC 4217 (disk at right).
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M95 and M96491 viewsTwo Spiral Galaxies in Leo, captured in the same frame
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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy489 viewsA face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Cepheus, near its border with Cygnus, about 1/3 to 1/2 as big as the Milky Way, but with a high rate of star formation, making it a spectacular starburst galaxy. About 25 million light-years from Earth and 40,000 light-years in diameter.
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy and Friends487 viewsAn alternate view of the Fireworks Galaxy featuring a neighbor, the open star cluster NGC 6939, near the lower edge of the image.
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M77 and Friends480 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.
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