#spiralgalaxies

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View the Great Bear’s contrasting spiral galaxies – Astronomy Now

M108 and M109 in Ursa Major are fine galaxies of dissimilar appearance that are curiously somewhat overlooked. Early spring sees the return of the galaxies, monumental rotating structures of many millions of gravitationally bound stars amid interstellar dust and gas that span tens of thousands or more light years in diameter. Read more

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Webb's Dazzling Collection Unveiled: A Mosaic of 19 Face-On Spiral Galaxies

In an exciting release on January 29, 2024 - Webb's Dazzling Collection Unveiled: A Mosaic of 19 Face-On Spiral Galaxies - For the latest discoveries visit www.jameswebbdiscovery.com - In a groundbreaking revelation, a treasure trove of mesmerizing images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has just been made public, showcasing face-on spiral galaxies in near- and mid-infrared brilliance. For centuries, humanity has meticulously mapped Earth's features, advancing our understanding through sophisticated instruments. This extraordinary collection, featuring 19 face-on spiral galaxies, reveals stars, gas, and dust on a minute scale beyond our own galaxy.

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<i>101 Must-See Cosmic Objects</i>: M83

101 Must-See Cosmic Objects: M83

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*Spiral Galaxies in Coma Berenices - M100 & NGC 4312* with few more satellite galaxies... Messier 100 is a grand design intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern part of the mildly northern Coma Berenices. It is one of the brightest and largest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster and is approximately 55 million light-years from our galaxy, its diameter being 107,000 light years, and being about 60% as large. Messier 100 is considered a starburst galaxy with the strongest star formation activity concentrated in its center, within a ring – actually two tightly wound spiral arms attached to a small nuclear bar of radius: one thousand parsecs – where star formation has been taking place since at least 500 million years ago in separate bursts. As usual on spiral galaxies of the Virgo Cluster, in the rest of the disk both star formation and neutral hydrogen, of which M100 is deficient compared to isolated spiral galaxies of similar Hubble type, are truncated within the galaxy's disk, which is caused by interactions with the intracluster medium of Virgo. *Observation data* Distance to Earth: 55 million light years Apparent mass: ~200 billion M☉ Radius: 53,500 light years Distance: 55 Mly Apparent size (V): 7′.4 × 6′.3 Group or cluster: Virgo Cluster *Captured on*: __Feb. 14, 2021... *Equipment*: __TSOptics Photon 12" F4 Advanced Newtonian... __TSOptics 0.95 reducer and coma corrector... __SoftwareBisque Paramount MX Mount... __Nikon D750 DSLR Camera .... *Processing Details*: __49 x 30 sec. each frame (24 min. 30 sec. data) __17 dark frames __ISO-1270 __Stacked in DSS __Processed in PixInsight __Enhanced in LightRoom & Snapseed *Location:* __Chiguru Farm, Bilikal Forest, Karnataka *Sky Conditions* __Bortle Scale 3.8 __Clear Sky __Few surrounding villages lights interference #SpiralGalaxies #astrophysics #nightsky #astronomy #softwarebisque #astrophotography #starrynight #cosmos #AstroPhotographyIndia #nikon #Travel #karnataka #india © Vijay Kapoor Follow My Instagram for More pics: http://Instagram.com/lunar_mountains_climber https://www.instagram.com/p/CLv0x71pUOQ/?igshid=1imf6oslawsbz

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Spiral Galaxies “Ultraluminous X-ray sources” (ULXs) by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr.

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Spiral Galaxies “Ultraluminous X-ray sources” (ULXs) by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr.