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 |
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