

M81 Group of Galaxies523 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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M5 - Globular cluster in Serpens522 viewsA globular cluster - one of the largest known, with a radius of 200 light-years - in the constellation Serpens. Distance from Earth is about 24,500 light-years.
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M51- The Whirlpool Galaxy520 viewsThere are actually two interacting galaxies here; the smaller companion is NGC 5195, and the two have collided in the past, causing all kinds of woe and grief. They are about 25 million light years away.
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M17 - The Swan Nebula520 viewsIn the constellation Sagittarius. Also known as the Omega or Horseshoe Nebula. A prolific star-forming region, lying 5000-6000 years from Earth.
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NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy520 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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IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia512 viewsIC 1805, the Heart Nebula, lies 7,500 light-years away from Earth in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. It is an emission nebula, drawing its radiance from Melotte 15, the cluster of bright stars in the center of this image.
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Messier 13 - Hercules Globular Cluster509 views145 light-years in diameter, consisting of several hundred thousand stars, this is the most famous globular cluster in the Northern Hemisphere and is about 22,000 miles from Earth.
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NGC 7331 - Spiral Galaxy in Pegasus508 viewsAbout 40 million light-years away; similar in size and structure to the Milky Way.
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NGC 7000, North American Nebula, Cygnus Wall507 viewsThe Cygnus Wall is a section of the North American Nebula, but it doesn't resemble the Florida-like structure usually seen with NGC7000 because the filter used for this photo gives a different view than regular broadband shots.
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Messier 81 and 82506 viewsThese two galaxies are found in the constellation Ursa Major and are about 12 million light-years away. The larger one, M81, is also known as Bode's Nebula; the smaller is known as the Cigar Galaxy, although it's a funny kind of cigar because it looks like it's lit in the center rather than at one end. Maybe it's an exploding cigar. Yes - that's it! It's a starburst galaxy, with an abnormally high rate of star formation in the center!
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Messier 39 - Open Cluster in Cygnus502 viewsAn open cluster in the constellation Cygnus the Swan; distance 1010 light-years.
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M1 - The Crab Nebula501 viewsRemnant of a supernova observed by the Chinese in 1054 AD. Found in the constellation Taurus, about 6500 light-years from Earth.
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