Galaxies

A Chandra X-ray Observatory image of galaxy NGC 4636

X-ray reveals the secrets of the Virgo Cluster

Triangulum Galaxy Mukund Raguram, California, USA, 1 & 2 November 2019 Equipment: ZWO ASI 1600MM mono camera, Explore Scientific ED127 apo refractor, EQ6-R Pro mount

Gallery Triangulum Galaxy

M104 by Dan Crowson, Animas, New Mexico, USA. Equipment: SBIG STF-8300M, Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.

Gallery Sombrero Galaxy

Edge on Galaxy by Ron Brecher, Canada.

Gallery Edge-on galaxy NGC 891

C12 Fireworks Galaxy by Mark Griffith, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.

Gallery Fireworks Galaxy

NGC 4565 by Mario Richter, Finsterwalde, Germany.

Gallery Needle Galaxy

Leo Triplet Mukund Raguram, Lake Sonoma, California, 21 March 2020 Equipment: ZWO ASI 1600MM camera, Explore Scientific ED127 apo refractor, EQ6-R Pro mount

Gallery Leo Triplet

Pinwheel Galaxy James Harrison, Witney, Oxfordshire, March 2020 Equipment: ZWO ASI 183MM Pro mono camera, Sky-Watcher Explorer 200P Newtonian reflector, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount

Gallery Pinwheel Galaxy

Markarian's Chain by Bob Franke, Chino Valley, AZ, USA.

Gallery Markarian's Chain

Bode's Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy

Gallery Bode's Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy

How dwarf galaxy Tucana II is changing our view of the early Universe

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Astronomy explained What is a galaxy?

A simulation showing Earth’s night sky in 3.75 billion years as Andromeda collides with the Milky Way. Credit: NASA; ESA; Z. Levay and R. van der Marel, STScI; T. Hallas; and A. Mellinger

Andromeda-Milky Way collision: what happens when the galaxies collide?

An image of the Andromeda Galaxy by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer.

How to see the Andromeda Galaxy

Black Eye Galaxy. Image credit ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team. Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt

Eye On The Sky The strange secrets of the Black Eye Galaxy