Anne’s Image of the Day: NGC 5907
By Annelies Rhemrev
November 23, 2012
NGC 5907, an edge-on spiral galaxy in Draco
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NGC 5907 (nicknamed Splinter Galaxy, Draco’s Needle and The Knife [...]
Anne’s Image of the Day: Arp 271
By Annelies Rhemrev
November 21, 2012
Arp 271, a pair of interacting galaxies in Virgo
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona (http://www.caelumobservatory.com/index.html)
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Anne’s Image of the Day: Maffei 2
By Annelies Rhemrev
November 17, 2012
Maffei 2, a barred spiral galaxy in Cassiopeia
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
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Maffei 2 (also known as UGCA 39) is a, heavily obscured, intermediate barred spiral galaxy [...]
Anne’s Image of the Day: The Triangulum Galaxy
By Annelies Rhemrev
November 14, 2012
The Triangulum Galaxy, a spiral galaxy in the Local Group
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler (http://www.robgendlerastropics.com)
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The Triangulum Galaxy (catalogued [...]
Anne’s Image of the Day: NGC 4414
By Annelies Rhemrev
November 12, 2012
NGC 4414, a dusty spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
Image Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA/ESA)
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NGC 4414 (also known as UGC 7539) is a massive unbarred spiral [...]
Anne’s Image of the Day: NGC 2997
By Annelies Rhemrev
November 5, 2012
NGC 2997, a grand design spiral galaxy in Antlia
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler (http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/)
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NGC 2997 is a bright, unbarred grand-design [...]
Anne’s Image of the Day: Galaxy ESO 243-49
By Annelies Rhemrev
November 3, 2012
ESO 243-49, a large spiral galaxy in Phoenix
Image Credit: NASA, ESA and S. Farrell (University of Sydney)
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ESO 243-49 is a large edge-on spiral galaxy, located about 290 million [...]
Anne’s Image of the Day: The Fireworks Galaxy
By Annelies Rhemrev
October 30, 2012
The Fireworks Galaxy, a spiral galaxy in Cepheus and Cygnus
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona (http://www.caelumobservatory.com/index.html)
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Anne’s Image of the Day: NGC 1398
By Annelies Rhemrev
October 24, 2012
NGC 1398, a large, barred spiral galaxy in Fornax
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Sean & Renee Stecker/NOAO/AURA/NSF (http://www.caelumobservatory.com/obs/bestofaop.shtml)
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Anne’s Image of the Day: The Andromeda Galaxy
By Annelies Rhemrev
October 20, 2012
The Andromeda Galaxy, our large neighbour galaxy
Image Credit & Copyright: Dieter Beer (http://www.starhopper.at/) & Patrick Hochleitner (http://www.photonhunter.at)
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The [...]
Anne’s Image of the Day: The Triangulum Galaxy
By Annelies Rhemrev
October 18, 2012
The Triangulum Galaxy, a nearby spiral galaxy
Image Credit & Copyright: Roth Ritter, Dark Atmospheres Astrophotography (http://www.darkatmospheres.com/astro)
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The Triangulum [...]