Galaxy Images

Galaxies are my favorite imaging targets. These island universes of billions of stars show an infinite variety of shape and structure. Many galaxies are gravitationally bound to others, forming clusters that interact with a slow violence over millions or billions of years.

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UGC 10214
M 109
NGC 5907
NGC 2903
ACO 2199
NGC 2403
NGC 4565
NGC 4438
Coma Cluster
NGC 3628
NGC 3169
M 81
IC 342
M 77
NGC 488
NGC 891
NGC 7814
Stephan's Quintet
NGC 5866
NGC 7217
Draco Triplet
NGC 4725
NGC 4631
M 104
NGC 4490
M 64
M 100
M 82
NGC 4535
NGC 6946
M 51
M 63
M 106
M 101
NGC 6951
M 94
M 33
M 66
NGC 4038
NGC 7331
M 74
NGC 3115
M 31
NGC 4676
NGC 7317
NGC 6632
M 66
NGC 7331
M 88
NGC 7318
NGC 5908/5905

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Supernova in M101, May 2023
Supernova in M51, June 2005