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NGC 4565, The Needle Galaxy

Ron Brecher — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:00:54 +0000

NGC 4565, The Needle Galaxy Click image for full size version February 5, 2024 NGC 4565, The Needle Galaxy, lies about 30-50 million light years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. It has a diameter of about 100,000 light years, similar to that of our own Milky Way galaxy. Its length appears about half [...]

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NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy

Ron Brecher — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:44:40 +0000

NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy Click image for full size version August 28, 2023 NGC 6946 is also known as the Fireworks Galaxy, and it's easy to see why. The reddish highlights are star-forming regions, similar to the Orion Nebula in our own Milky Way galaxy. We see it face on, so it's possible to [...]

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M45, The Pleiades

Ron Brecher — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 20:00:23 +0000

M45, The Pleiades Click image for full size version October 21, 2016 The attached image shows M45, better known as the Pleiades, or the Seven Sisters. In Latin America, it's called "the Seven Kids", as in baby goats). The Pleiades was observed and written about long before Messier catalogued it. Galileo published a sketch in 1610 [...]

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NGC660, Polar-Ring Galaxy

Ron Brecher — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:47:26 +0000

NGC660, Polar-Ring Galaxy Click image for full size version September 19, 2016; Featured on space.com Oct 24 2016 NGC660, near the centre of the image, is one of relatively few galaxies in its class, referred to as a "polar ring galaxy." It is located in Pisces, and lies about 45 million light years from Earth. There are a couple of theories [...]

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NGC5740 and NGC5746

Ron Brecher — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 21:01:59 +0000

NGC5740 and NGC5746Click image for full size versionJune 15, 2016In extreme eastern Virgo lie the two main subjects in this image, NGC5746 (lower left) and NGC5740 (upper right). The two form an interacting galaxy pair within the Virgo cluster and lie about 95 million light years away. One of the most interesting thing about this pair [...]

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NGC253, The Silver Dollar Galaxy

Ron Brecher — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:37:57 +0000

NGC253, The Silver Dollar GalaxyClick image for full size versionFebruary 28, 2016 - Collaboration with Brett Soames; AAPOD May 5, 2016; BBC Sky at Night Hotshot of the Month, May 2016This galaxy, NGC253, has several nicknames: The Silver Dollar Galaxy, The Silver Coin Galaxy, and the Sculptor Galaxy. It is very low in the sky at [...]

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M100 Spiral Galaxy

Ron Brecher — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 01:52:13 +0000

M100, Spiral GalaxyClick image for full size versionApril 18, 2015M100 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo, and is a member of the Virgo cluster of galaxies. It is one of the largest members of this galaxy cluster, and has a diameter of 107,000 light years. It is 55 million light years away. Note the pink [...]

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M82 with Supernova SN2014J

Ron Brecher — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:39:58 +0000

M82 with Supernova SN2014J Click image for full size version February 4, 2014 During the time I was taking a wide field image of M81 and M82, a supernova (explosion of a massive star) had just occurred in M82. It’s shown by arrows in this image. In a short time it will fade... Tekkies: SBIG [...]

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M77

Ron Brecher — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:22:15 +0000

M77 Click image for full size version November 7, 2013 What with the moon, clouds, rain and wind, it’s been pretty tough to get a clear sky lately! I’ve been acquiring the data for this shot for over a month. Luckily, it was clear on Sunday night just before I had to travel for work [...]

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