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M 96
M 96 is a double barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, approximately 35 million light years from Earth. It is about equal in size and mass as our own Milky Way Galaxy.
NGC 2174 – Monkey Head Nebula
NGC 2174 (The Monkey Head Nebula) is ana HII emission nebula above the star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion.
NGC 2903
NGC 2903 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, about 20-30 million light years from Earth.
Hickson 44 Galaxy Group
Hickson 44, a group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Leo, lies approximately 80 million light years from Earth.
M 78
M78 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion, part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The gases are visible as a result of reflected light from magnitude 10 stars within the nebula.
NGC 2683 – UFO Galaxy
NGC 2683 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx, approximately 20 million light years from Earth. Nicknamed the UFO Galaxy due to its edge on appearance, the galaxy is both smaller and dimmer than our own Milky Way.
M 101 – Pinwheel Galaxy
M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy approximately 21 million light years from Earth. The galaxy is approximately the same size as our own Milky Way Galaxy (170,000 light years in diameter).
NGC 660
NGC 660 is a peculiar polar ring galaxy somewhere between 26 and 48 million light years from Earth and about 1/3 the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy. As a result of two galaxies merging, the dust lanes have created an “X” pattern.
This image was selected by Photographing Space as Image of the Week, March 12 2018.
IC 5067 (Pelican Nebula)
This ridge of emission in the constellation Cygnus is part of the larger IC 5070, more commonly known as the Pelican Nebula.