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NGC 2832 Galaxy Cluster

Ron Brecher — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 21:32:47 +0000

NGC 2832 Galaxy Cluster Click image for full size version April 5, 2023 Galaxy season continues, with a pretty galaxy cluster centred on NGC 2832, in the constellation Lynx. NGC 2832 is about 340 million light years away, and is a little larger than our own Milky Way galaxy. It makes a tight triplet with [...]

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NGC 5566 Galaxy Group

Ron Brecher — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 15:34:22 +0000

NGC 5566 Galaxy Group Click image for full size version July 25, 2022 The two largest galaxies in this image are NGC 5577 (left) and NGC 5576 (right). NGC 5574 is the smaller galaxy to the upper right of NGC 5576. All are part of the NGC 5566 galaxy group. The other members (including the [...]

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Markarian’s Chain, the Virgo Galaxy Cluster

Ron Brecher — Mon, 01 May 2017 16:21:44 +0000

Markarian's Chain, Virgo Galaxy Cluster Click image for full size version May 1, 2017 Markarian's Chain is the name of the curved chain of galaxies prominent in the lower centre of this image. This chain of galaxies is part of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster, the centre of which is about 54 million light years away. This [...]

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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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NGC4216 and Friends

Ron Brecher — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 00:03:20 +0000

NGC4216 and FriendsClick image for full size versionApril 16, 2016The three most prominent galaxies in this image are NGC4216 (centre), NGC4222 (lower left) and NGC4206 (upper right). All belong to the Virgo galaxy cluster. NGC4216 is not far from the centre of this large galaxy cluster, and lied about 55 million light years distant. It [...]

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NGC4517, Spiral Galaxy

Ron Brecher — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 20:45:07 +0000

NGC4517, Spiral GalaxyClick image for full size versionApril 26 2015NGC4517, the most prominent galaxy in this image, is an edge-on spiral galaxy. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and lies about 40,000,000 light years away in the direction of the constellation Bootes. This galaxy is a little larger than our own Milky Way galaxy. [...]

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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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NGC4438 and NGC4435, “The Eyes”

Ron Brecher — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:45:21 +0000

NGC4438 and NGC4435, "The Eyes" Click image for full size version June 29, 2013 This image shows a portion of the Virgo galaxy cluster. Well over a hundred galaxies are visible in this shot, in particular a swarm of small galaxies at lower left. The various bright galaxies in my shot are identified at: http://www.astrosurf.com/avastro/virgoGalaxClust_2010.html [...]

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