Galaxies
by members of the Wells & Mendip Astronomers
Galaxies like our own Milky Way are gravitationally bound systems of stars, gas, dust and dark matter. They are classified by their shape as spiral, elliptical or irregular and they fill the observable Universe in every direction, in groups, clusters and long filaments. They make beautiful but often challenging targets for astrophotographers. Occasionally a supernova explodes in the galaxy producing a new star that, despite its great distance, is for a few weeks as bright as the curtain of foreground stars from our own Milky Way.
Contributors:
Hugh Allen (200mm Meade LX90 telescope, Meade DSI II colour camera. Spectra: Alpy 600 spectroscope and Atik 314L camera)
Richard Hook (100mm Skywatcher Esprit telescope, Nikon D3200 camera)
Ian Humphreys (Televue NP101mm and 405mm Orion Optics telescopes, Canon 1100D and Atik 11000 Mono (LRGB filters) cameras
Pete Richardson (William Optics ZS80mm APO telescope, QSI683WSG camera)
Fred and Ed Vanner (Sky-Watcher Skymax 150 Pro or Esprit 80ED Pro telescope, ZWO ASI183MC or MM camera)
Send contributions to: [email protected]
Hugh Allen (200mm Meade LX90 telescope, Meade DSI II colour camera. Spectra: Alpy 600 spectroscope and Atik 314L camera)
Richard Hook (100mm Skywatcher Esprit telescope, Nikon D3200 camera)
Ian Humphreys (Televue NP101mm and 405mm Orion Optics telescopes, Canon 1100D and Atik 11000 Mono (LRGB filters) cameras
Pete Richardson (William Optics ZS80mm APO telescope, QSI683WSG camera)
Fred and Ed Vanner (Sky-Watcher Skymax 150 Pro or Esprit 80ED Pro telescope, ZWO ASI183MC or MM camera)
Send contributions to: [email protected]
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M31 Andromeda Galaxy (spiral galaxy, distance 2.54 Mly) |
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M32 Dwarf Galaxy (Andromeda satellite, distance 2.49 Mly) |
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy (spiral galaxy, distance 2.73 Mly) |
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M49
Elliptical galaxy (distance 56 Mly) |
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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy (interacting spiral galaxy, distance 23 Mly) |
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M59 Elliptical galaxy (distance 50 Mly) |
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M60 Elliptical galaxy (distance 57 Mly) |
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M61 Spiral galaxy (distance 53 Mly) |
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M63 The Sunflower Galaxy (spiral galaxy, distance 29 Mly) |
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M64 The Blackeye Galaxy (spiral galaxy, distance 17.3 Mly) |
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M65 Spiral galaxy (distance 35 Mly) |
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M66 Spiral galaxy (distance 31 Mly) |
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M74 Spiral galaxy (distance 32 Mly) |
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M77 Spiral galaxy (distance 47 Mly) |
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M81 Bode's Galaxy (spiral galaxy, distance 12 Mly) |
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M82 The Cigar Galaxy (starburst galaxy, distance 12 Mly) |
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M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (spiral galaxy, distance 15 Mly) |
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M84 Elliptical galaxy (distance 55 Mly) |
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M85 Lenticular galaxy (distance 60 Mly) |
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M86 Elliptical galaxy (distance 52 Mly) |
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M87 Elliptical galaxy (distance 53 Mly. Central black hole recently imaged) |
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M88 Spiral galaxy (distance 55 Mly) |
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M89 Elliptical galaxy (distance 50 Mly) |
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M90 Spiral galaxy (distance 60 Mly) |
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M91 Spiral galaxy (distance 63 Mly) |
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M94 Spiral galaxy (distance 16 Mly) |
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M95 Spiral galaxy (distance 33 Mly) |
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M96 Spiral galaxy (distance 31 Mly) |
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M98 Spiral galaxy (distance 44 Mly) |
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M99 Spiral galaxy (distance 49 Mly) |
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M100 Spiral galaxy (distance 55 Mly) |
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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy (spiral galaxy, distance 21 Mly) |
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M102 The Spindle Galaxy (spiral galaxy, distance 50 Mly) |
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M104 The Sombrero Galaxy (spiral galaxy, distance 31 Mly) |
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M105 Elliptical galaxy (distance 37 Mly) |
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M106 Spiral galaxy (distance 24 Mly) |
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M108 Spiral galaxy (distance 46 Mly) |
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M109 Spiral galaxy (distance approx. 84 Mly) |
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M110 Dwarf elliptical galaxy (Andromeda satellite galaxy, distance 2.7 Mly) |
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