by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Oct 7, 2022
Messier 31, 32 and 110 Constellation: Andromeda Messier 31, the Andromeda galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda that is about 2.5 million Ly from Earth. Messier 32, is a dwarf “early-type” satellite galaxy of Messier 31. Messier...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 7, 2022
NGC 488 Constellation: Pisces NGC 488 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. Its distance from Earth is about 90 million Ly. In this image one also sees several galaxies, including NGC 486, 490 and 492 to the northeast and UGC 888 to the northwest....
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 3, 2022
Messier 74, the Phantom galaxy Constellation: Pisces Messier 74, the Phantom galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy contains two clearly defined spiral arms and is therefore used as an archetypal example of a grand design spiral galaxy. It...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Aug 3, 2022
Messier 64, the Black Eye galaxy Constellation: Coma Berenices Messier 64, the Black Eye galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus gave rise to its nicknames of the...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 15, 2022
NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy Constellation: Cepheus NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus located in the boundary between the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. Its distance from Earth is about 25.2...
