

M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy665 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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M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy660 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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M74, Spiral Galaxy in Pisces658 viewsGrand design spiral galaxy with two clearly defined spiral arms winding counterclockwise from center. About 32 million light-years distant.
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M108 and M97 in one frame653 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.
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M74 - Spiral galaxy in Pisces652 viewsFace-on spiral galaxy about 32 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces.
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NGC 3521, "flocculent" spiral galaxy in Leo649 viewsNGC 3521 is termed a "flocculent" spiral galaxy because it has patches or clumps of stars breaking up the continuity of the spiral arms. Self-propagating star formation is thought to account for the patchiness. The galaxy lies about 26 million light-years away from us.
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NGC 4631, The Whale Galaxy648 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 companions647 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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Messier 61 - Face-on Barred Spiral Galaxy in Virgo641 viewsOne of the largest members of the Virgo Cluster, M61 is a starburst galaxy, i.e. it has an unusually high rate of star formation, with an active galactic nucleus that features a massive nuclear star cluster and a supermassive black hole. It is about 53 million light-years away from Earth.
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NGC 891- Silver Sliver Galaxy634 viewsAn edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda; about 30 million light-years distant; similar in size to the Milky Way.
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NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy630 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.
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M95 and M96628 viewsTwo Spiral Galaxies in Leo, captured in the same frame
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