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Messier 65

July 2, 2015 by admin
m65,ngc 3623

Messier 65 (M65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy that forms the Leo Triplet with the nearby Messier 66 and NGC 3628

Posted in: Spiral Galaxy Tagged: Arp 317, Chertan, Denebola, GC 2373, h 854, Halton Arp, Iota Leonis, John Herschel, Kenneth Glyn Jones, Leo Constellation, Leo Triplet, M65, M66, M66 Group, Messier 65, Messier 66, NGC 3623, NGC 3628, Pierre Méchain, Regulus, SN 2013am, Theta Leonis, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel

Messier 63: Sunflower Galaxy

July 2, 2015 by admin
messier 63,flocculent spiral galaxy

Messier 63 (M63), also known as the Sunflower Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Canes Venatici. The Sunflower Galaxy lies roughly 37 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 9.3. Its designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 5055.

Posted in: Spiral Galaxy Tagged: Alkaid, Big Dipper, Canes Venatici Constellation, Cat's Eye Galaxy, Cor Caroli, DDO 169, GC 3474, h 1570, John Herschel, Lord Rosse, M51 Group, M63, Messier 106, Messier 51, Messier 59, Messier 63, Messier 94, NGC 5023, NGC 5055, NGC 5229, Pierre Méchain, SN 1971I, Sunflower Galaxy, UGC 8331, Whirlpool Galaxy, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel

Messier 54

June 10, 2015 by admin
m54,ngc 6715

Messier 54 (M54) is an extragalactic globular cluster located in the southern constellation Sagittarius.

Posted in: Globular Cluster Tagged: Ascella, Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, GC 4442, h 3763, John Herschel, M54, Messier 54, Messier 69, Messier 70, Messier 79, NGC 2808, NGC 6273, NGC 6388, NGC 6624, NGC 6715, Omega Centauri, Pierre Méchain, SagDEG, Sagittarius Constellation, Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, Teapot, William Herschel, Zeta Sagittarii

Messier 51: Whirlpool Galaxy

June 3, 2015 by admin
whirlpool galaxy,m51

Messier 51 (M51), better known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a famous grand-design spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. The Whirlpool Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 and lies at an approximate distance of 23 million light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 5194 in the New General Catalogue.

Posted in: Spiral Galaxy Tagged: Alkaid, Arp 85, Big Dipper, Canes Venatici Constellation, Cor Caroli, Edwin Hubble, Eta Ursae Majoris, GC 3572, Halton Arp, John Herschel, Lord Rosse, M51, M51 Group, M63, Messier 51, Messier 51a, Messier 51b, NGC 5023, NGC 5194, NGC 5195, NGC 5229, PGC 47404, Pierre Méchain, Question Mark Galaxy, Rosse's Galaxy, SN 1945A, SN 1994l, SN 2005cs, SN 2011dh, Sunflower Galaxy, UGC 8493, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel
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Messier 1: Crab Nebula
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Messier 5
Messier 6: Butterfly Cluster
Messier 7: Ptolemy Cluster
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Messier 9
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Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
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Messier 27: Dumbbell Nebula

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Messier 31: Andromeda Galaxy
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Messier 42: Orion Nebula
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Messier 50: Heart-Shaped Cluster
Messier 51: Whirlpool Galaxy
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Messier 55: Summer Rose Star
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Messier 57: Ring Nebula
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Messier 63: Sunflower Galaxy
Messier 64: Black Eye Galaxy
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Messier 65
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* NGC 3628: Hamburger Galaxy
Messier 67: King Cobra Cluster
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Messier 74: Phantom Galaxy
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Messier 76: Little Dumbbell Nebula
Messier 77: Cetus A
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Messier 81: Bode's Galaxy
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Messier 87: Virgo A
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Messier 94: Cat's Eye Galaxy
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Messier 110: Edward Young Star

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