The Spindle Galaxy
NGC 5866 (also called the Spindle Galaxy or Messier 102) is a relatively bright lenticular or spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀One of the most outstanding features of NGC 5866 is the extended dust disk, which is seen almost exactly edge-on. This dust disk is highly unusual for a lenticular galaxy. The dust in most lenticular galaxies is generally found only near the nucleus and generally follows the light profile of the galaxies' bulges.
NGC 3521
Galaxy in a Bubble⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth's sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but often overlooked by amateur imagers in favor of other Leo spiral galaxies, like M66 and M65.
Messier 64
17 million light-years from Earth lies Messier 64, otherwise known as the Black Eye Galaxy, or Sleeping Beauty. Discovered in 1779 by Edward Pigott, astronomers thought for centuries that it was a fairly ordinary spiral galaxy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But recent observations, including those of the Hubble telescope, have revealed something truly extraordinary about M64.
NGC 7331
Beautiful galaxy NGC 7331.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀This is a spiral galaxy of some 100,000 light-years across, located about 49 million light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation of Pegasus (the Winged Horse), while it is receding from us at roughly 816 kilometers per second. It is the brightest member of the NGC 7331 Group of galaxies (also called the Deer Lick Group).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀💬
The Eyes Galaxies
The Eyes Galaxies – NGC 4438 and NGC 4435 interacting galaxies in Virgo constellation. The galaxies lie at an approximate distance of 52 million light years from Earth.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The galaxies’ interaction brought the pair within 16,000 light years of each other in the past and the gravitational forces of the encounter ripped away material, dust and gas from each of the galaxies.
NGC 3718
Striking snapshot of NGC 3718, also known as Arp 214, toward the constellation Ursa Major. Its spiral arms look twisted and extended, mottled with young blue star clusters. Drawn out dust lanes obscure its yellowish central regions. This may be due to gravitational interaction between it and NGC 3729, another spiral galaxy located 150,000 light-years away.
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