Galaxies Far Far Away That I Have Visited

There is a large variation among the galaxies. There's everything from large and small fuzzy blobs, to beautifully defined spirals, to weird and interestingly shaped oddities. Each one represents a unique combination of cosmic dynamics, all going on within reach of our view.  Below is a sampling of what you can see and photograph with modest amateur equipment. Click on any of the thumbnails to see a magnified view.

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C65, Sculptor

 

Low in the sky is this surprisingly large and interesting galaxy

C77, Centaurus A, The Hamburger

 

What's going on behind the curtain?

M31(& M32,M110)

 

Our neighbor and sister galaxy, Andromeda (and friends)

M33 in Triangulum

 

The third major member of our local group of galaxies

M51, Whirlpool

 

At one time this galaxy was thought to be a developing solar system within our galaxy

M49

An uninteresting fuzzball, but it's the way or shape many many galaxies are.

C30, Deer Lick Group

A birds eye view of a large galaxy with several satellite galaxies

M61

 

M63, Sunflower

 

A galaxy who's rippled arms have organized themselves in a fashion reminiscent of a sunflower's seed head

M64 the Black eye

 

Got it's name from what it looks like on film negatives

M65 & 66

 

A pair of galaxies that can be found in the constellation of Leo

M74

 

M77

M81 & M82

 

Two gravitationally linked galaxies up near the handle of the big dipper

M83

 

An example of a galaxy with a bar of stars passing through the core

M87

 

The uninspiring fuzzy little blob at center/left is an example of how big things come in little packages.

M95

 

M96

 

M100

 

M101, Pinwheel

 

A beautiful face on classically shaped spiral galaxy

M104, Sombrero

An interesting edge on galaxy whose bisecting dark dust band give it a look that gives it it's name

M105

 

Three for the price of one, with several styles visible in one view

M106

 

A large bright galaxy with a lot of different things going on with it

M108

 

M109

 

NGC 3628

Just above M65 & M66 is the much less well known, third, and  edge on member of the fabulous Leo Triplet