Xi and NGC 4945 – Galaxy in Centaurus
NGC 4945, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, vnear the star Xi Centauri.
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Xi and NGC 4945 – Galaxy in Centaurus
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NGC 2997 – Spiral Galaxy in Antlia
NGC 2997 – Spiral Galaxy in Antlia
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M87 – Supergiant Elliptical Galaxy
M87 – Virgo A – NGC 4486 – Supergiant Elliptical Galaxy
M87 aka Virgo A aka NGC 4486, a supergiant elliptical galaxy in Virgo. Recently, in April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope project published the first direct image of (the shadow of) the supermassive black hole at the center. The cutout shows the blueish plasma jet emitted from the central black hole.
All details at Astrobin Image of the Day 01 Aug 2019 and the version with enlargement here.
M83 – Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
M83 / NGC 5236 – Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
A southern hemisphere beauty, the massive, grand design spiral galaxy M83 aka NGC 5236 in Hydra.
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Celebrating the Moon
Clouded Super Moon 23 Jun 2013 #1
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s moon landing with 14 years of earth-bound moon photography.
NGC 3628 Galaxy
USA 2017 – Wyoming – Grand Teton komplett
Wyoming – Grand Teton – Jenny Lake Overlook #1
Grand Teton ist jetzt komplett in der Galerie, einige Klassiker sind mit dabei, Jenny Lake hier im Posting und natürlich auch die Mormon Row.
Two Days in London
London – Whitechapel – Commerical Road #1
Noch ein Nachzügler in der Fotogalerie, eine kleine Bildserie, die während einer zweitägigen Geschäftsreise nach London schon 2016 entstanden ist.
M65 / M66 Galaxies
M65 / M66 Galaxies
Spiral galaxies M65 / NGC 3623 and M66 / NGC 3627, part of the Leo Triplet, the M66 Group.
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NGC 5128 – Centaurus A Galaxy (v2)
NGC 5128 – Centaurus A Galaxy (v2)
Revised version of the Centaurus A Galaxy with better color calibration.
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