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NGC 4631:鲸鱼星系

2022年10月6日 NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Sherick Explanation: NGC 4631 is a big beautiful spiral galaxy. Seen edge-on, it lies only 25 million light-years away in the well-trained northern constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy’s slightly distorted wedge shape suggests to some a cosmic herring and to others its pop...

NGC 3628

2022年4月29日 Portrait of NGC 3628 Image Credit & Copyright: Wilhelm Michael Kasakow, Olaf Guillaume Explanation: Sharp telescopic views of NGC 3628 show a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, this portrait of the magnificent, edge-on spiral galaxy puts some astronomers in mind of its popular moniker, the Hamburger Galaxy. It also rev...

NGC 7814: 有超新星的小宽边帽星系

2021年7月22日 NGC 7814: Little Sombrero with Supernova Image Credit & Copyright: CHART32 Team, Explanation: Point your telescope toward the high flying constellation Pegasus and you can find this expanse of Milky Way stars and distant galaxies. NGC 7814 is centered in the pretty field of view that would almost be covered by a full moon. NGC 7814 is sometim...

星系NGC 1055

2020年12月24日 Portrait of NGC 1055 Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh Explanation: Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the aquatically intimidating constellation Cetus. Seen edge-on, the island universe spans over 100,000 light-years, a little larger than our own M...

NGC 3628

2020 June 4 Portrait of NGC 3628 Image Credit & Copyright: Stefano Cancelli (1963-2020), Paul Mortfield Explanation: Sharp telescopic views of NGC 3628 show a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, this deep portrait of the magnificent, edge-on spiral galaxy puts some astronomers in mind of its popular moniker, the Hamburger Galaxy. ...