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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 4731 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 4731 is a very strange, distorted galaxy on the far side of the Virgo Cluster, about 65 million light-years distant though red shift puts it far closer....
February 17th 13 08:07 AM
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 3486 A neat fragmented arm galaxy by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 3486 is a multi-fragmented arm spiral in western Leo Minor about 45 million light-years distant. It has a very bright core but faint arms. NED classes...
February 15th 13 08:24 AM
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2 Attachment(s) Palomar 5 A globular that looks like an open cluster. by Rick Johnson[_2_]
Palomar 5 is located about 61,000 light-years from earth and 75,000 light-years from the center of our galaxy. We see it in the constellation of Serpens...
February 11th 13 08:36 AM
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 3945, 3975 and 3978 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 3945 is a double ring galaxy in Ursa Major just above the bowl of the big dipper. It is about 65 million light-years distant (64 by redshift). It is...
February 7th 13 09:06 AM
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4 Attachment(s) ASTRO: IC 2184 Galaxies in confusion by Rick Johnson[_2_]
Markarian 8/IC 2184 is a pair of colliding galaxies in Camelopardalis about 160 million light-years distant. It may look like it consists of 3 or 4...
February 5th 13 09:46 PM
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3 Attachment(s) FGC 1735 An impressive galaxy in an impressive field of galaxies by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 5529/FGC 1735 is a massive flat galaxy with a warped disk in Bootes about 140 million light-years from us. At that distance it is a bit over 250,000...
February 5th 13 07:38 AM
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: FGC 965 a neat flat galaxy by Rick Johnson[_2_]
FGC 965 also known as NGC 3044 is a neat flat galaxy in Sextans some 75 million light-years distant by redshift. NED has 4 other estimates ranging from 65...
February 1st 13 06:49 AM
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Holmberg VIII distant satellite of NGC 5033 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
Holmberg VIII/UGC 8303 is a companion to the far more famous NGC 5033 to the north out of my field of view. It is located in Canes Venatici. Distance...
January 30th 13 09:24 AM
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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 2775 A Flocculent Galaxy by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 2775 is a flocculent galaxy in southeastern Cancer. Redshift puts it about 76 million light-years distant by redshift and 55 million light-years by a...
January 30th 13 09:15 AM
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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Sharpless 2-224 by Stefan Lilge
I used all available clear skies in November 2012 for an image of Sharpless 2-224, which unfortunately is too faint to give a good view from the city even with...
January 29th 13 11:21 PM
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: FGC 601 AKA The Integral Sign Galaxy by Rick Johnson[_2_]
UGC 3697/FGC 601 is commonly known as the Integral Sign Galaxy. Oddly, Arp had 6 galaxies in his category for integral sign shaped galaxies but omitted this...
January 29th 13 09:08 PM
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC3893 AND 3896 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 3893 and NGC 3896 are a pair of interacting galaxies in Ursa Major some 50 to 65 million light-years distant depending on which estimate you trust. ...
January 29th 13 09:05 PM
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 2381 A face on spiral by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 2381 is a rather odd spiral galaxy in Ursa Major some 40 to 50 million light-years distant. NED gives it the very complex classification as...
January 29th 13 08:57 PM
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2 Attachment(s) M 89 seen a bit differently than usual by Rick Johnson[_2_]
M 89/NGC 4552 is a large elliptical galaxy in Virgo. As a member of the Virgo Cluster it is likely about 60 million light-years away. NED classes it as...
January 29th 13 08:53 PM
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Palomar 3 third most distant globular by Rick Johnson[_2_]
About 6 days ago I posted my image of Palomar 4, the most distant Palomar globular and second most distant one known. Palomar 3 is the third most distant...
January 20th 13 10:07 AM
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4 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 2787 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 2787 is a barred spiral in Ursa Major. Red shift puts it about 36 million light-years away though this has a large error bar. NED lists two other...
January 17th 13 07:40 AM
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Palomar 4 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
Palomar 4 is the most distant of the Palomar globulars. It is located in Ursa Major some 356,000 light-years from earth. It was originally discovered by...
January 14th 13 05:22 AM
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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: LBN 902, GAL 201.6+01.6 and LDN 1608 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
LBN 902 and GAL 201.6+01.6 swimming in the dark nebula LDN 1608. These are located northwest of the Fox Fur Nebula, NGC 2264 in the constellation of...
January 12th 13 09:35 AM
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3 Attachment(s) UGC 4671 and NGC 2692 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
UGC 4671 and NGC 2692 are a pair of very different galaxies in northwestern Ursa Major just above its front paws. Redshift puts them about 190 million...
January 10th 13 07:46 AM
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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 4331 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 4331 is a very weird galaxy in Draco west of the bottom of the bowl of the Little Dipper. Redshift puts it about 74 million light-years away. A single...
January 8th 13 09:20 AM
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