Messier 58-59-60 and many more Galaxies
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Messier 58-59-60 and many more Galaxies




This image shows 10 galaxies I identified in the constellation Virgo. By a closer look there are even many more there, but you need a magnified view to see them.
From left to right across the picture are:M60 (elliptic galaxy)at 55MLY with its companion NGC4647, lower in the image NGC4667, M59 (elliptic galaxy) 60 MLY, high up NGC4606 and NGC4607, M58 (spiral galaxy) at 68 MLY, lower - The Siamese Twins NGC4568 and NGC4567, finally a little higher up NGC4564. All NGCs are galaxies. In M60 there is a Black Hole with 3.4 billions solar masses.
15 subs each 9 min, ISO800 with Canon 40D using C80ED, guided. Not ideal conditions, no real dark skies here in May.




- The Sunflower Galaxy
Messier 63, also known as the 'Sunflower Galaxy' is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici consisting of a central disc surrounded by many short spiral arm segments.  This galaxy is about 27 million light years away and belongs...

- The Heart Of A Galactic Maelstrom
It is an image of Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million light years away in the constellation of Leo [The Lion]. It is of about the same mass and size as the Milky Way.  It was first discovered by astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1781, and...

- The M109 Galaxy In Ursa Major
The Galaxy Messier 109, NGC3992 is a fine barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major with Mag10,6 (13200 x fainter than Vega). It is about 46 MLY away from us. The faint galaxy to the left is UGC06969 (Mag15.4 - 132xfainter than M109) and the other one below...

- Messier 51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
Messier 51 also called the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a beautiful galaxy in Canes Venatici constallation in the northern sky. NGC5195 on top in the pictures is the smaller dwarf galaxy interacting with M51. It has apparent magniturde 8,6. Being 37 MLYs...

- Types Of Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy                                                             ...



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