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M63 Sunflower Galaxy

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M63 Sunflower Galaxy M63 Sunflower Galaxy also known as NGC 5055 or the seldom-used Sunflower Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici with approximately 400 billion stars. M63 was first discovered by the French astronomer …

M109

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Bright Stars, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M109 M109 or Messier 109 (also known as NGC 3992) is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure around the central bar approximately 67.2 ± 23 million light-years away in the northern constellation Ursa Major. M109 can …

M64 Black Eye Galaxy

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M64 Black Eye Galaxy M64 Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy and designated Messier 64, M64, or NGC 4826) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the mildly northern constellation …

M61

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M61 M61 or Messier 61 (also known as NGC 4303) is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It was first discovered by Barnaba Oriani on May 5, 1779, six days before Charles Messier discovered the …

M83 Seashell Galaxy

Roger Nelson January 19, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M83 Seashell Galaxy M83 Seashell Galaxy Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus. Nicolas-Louis de …

M59 M60

Roger Nelson January 19, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M59 M60 M59 M60 Note the image I have provided is a little crowded, but it is dominated by these two Messier Galaxies. On the right Messier 59 or M59, also known as NGC 4621, is an elliptical galaxy in …

M58 M89 M90

Roger Nelson January 19, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M58 M89 M90 M58 M89 M90 all appear in the above Image. They appear in this order from the bottom to the top. All three of these fine galaxies are part of the Messier Catalog. M58 Discovered in 1779 by …

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to …

M49

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M49 M49 or Messier 49 (also known as NGC 4472) is a giant elliptical galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. This galaxy was discovered by astronomer Charles Messier in 1777. As an elliptical galaxy, …