Galaxies and Star Clusters

Astrophotography capturing the beauty of galaxies and star clusters. The images feature an array of stars against dark, cosmic backdrops, evoking a sense of wonder.

The loose and sparse star cluster NGC 7243 in Lacerta the Lizard,

The field of galaxies in the Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster, centred on Markarians Chain.

The Hyades star cluster in Taurus with orange giant Aldebaran.

Andromeda Galaxy France

Messier 31, the Andromeda Galaxy.

Messier 57, the Ring Nebula, with nearby galaxy IC 1296, and the bright Sheliak star.

Globular star clusters Messier 53 (on the right) and NGC 5053 in Coma Berenices.

The loose and sparse star cluster NGC 7243 in Lacerta the Lizard,

Cluster Of Galaxies In Centaurus.

Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) above the semi-circle of stars marking the constellation of Corona Borealis.

Delphinus constellation on a hazy night.

Markarian's Chain Galaxies showing Messier 84, Messier 86, Messier 87, Messier 88, and Messier 90

The Leo Triplet of spiral galaxies; Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628.

NGC 2156, the Southern Beehive Cluster, near the bright star Epsilon Carinae.

NASA's NEOWISE mission detected comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring on July 28, 2014, less than three months before this comet's close flyby of Mars on Oct. 19.

Double Cluster in Perseus (NGC 869 and NGC 884)

Star clusters Messier 46 and Messier 47 in Puppis.

Messier 31, M31, Andromeda Galaxy, 2, 5 million light years away, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Constellation of Lyra & the star Vega

The northern spring constellation of Leo the Lion.

The Coal Sack dark nebula next to the Southern Cross.

The open cluster Hyades and giant star Aldebaran in the constellation of Taurus, with smaller open cluster NGC 1647 at left.

Little Dumbbell Nebula, Messier 76.

View near the bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae with IC 63 and IC 59 above the bright star.

Green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in Taurus beside Aldebaran and the Hyades.

Nebula around the star BE Camelopardalis (BE Cam).

Collinder 399 Coathanger star cluster in night sky with brilliant stars

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The globular star cluster Messier 3 in Canes Venatici.

NGC 4651, the Umbrella Galaxy. Not even the star streams of a long lost satellite galaxy dampen the clarity of this image featuring NGC 4651, the Umbrella Galaxy.

Open cluster Messier 39 in Cygnus.

NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus and is part of the Eridanus cluster of galaxies

Messier 31, the Andromeda Galaxy.

ISS006-E-18298 (5 January 2003) --- View of stars photographed by an Expedition Six crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS).

Open star clusters Hyades (left) and Pleiades (right), in the constellation of Taurus.

The Massif Central. Cantal. Plateau Trizac. Great Andromeda Galaxy (M31) shines at the zenith in the constellation Andromeda, preserved under a sky light pollution.

Namibia, Region Khomas, near Uhlenhorst, Astrophoto of the globular cluster 47 Tuc (NGC 104) and its neighbor spiral galaxy Small Magellanic Cloud (SM...

Comet in front of celestial background with Hyades open star cluster

NGC 457, the Owl Cluster, in the constellation Cassiopeia.

A widefield image of the Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster.

The dark Coalsack nebula in Crux, with the bright stars Alpha Cruxis and Beta Cruxis.

IC 4592, the Blue Horsehead Nebula in constellation Scorpius.

The double star Albireo in the constellation Cygnus

This image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, shows four galaxies in the Virgo cluster: Messier 59, Messier 60, NGC 4647, and NGC 4638. It also shows the tracks of three asteroids, which appear in this image as trails of green dots.

NGC 884 and NGC 869, the Double Cluster in Perseus.

Messier 3 (also known as M3 or NGC 5272) is a globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici

The Andromeda Galaxy

The smudge of stars at the center of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a galaxy known as UGC 5797. UGC 5797 is an emission line galaxy, meaning that it is currently undergoing active star formation. The result is a stellar population that is constantly being refurbished as massive bright blue stars form. Galaxies with prolific star formation are not only veiled in a blue tint, but are key to the continuation of a stellar cycle. In this image UGC 5797 appears in front of a background of spiral galaxies. Spiral galaxies have copious amounts of dust and gas the main ingredient for stars and therefore often also belong to the class of emission line galaxies. Spiral galaxies have disk-like shapes that drastically vary in appearance depending on the angle at which they are observed. The collection of spiral galaxies in this frame exhibits this attribute acutely Some are viewed face-on, revealing the structure of the spiral arms, while the two in the bottom left are seen edge-

Colour photograph of an irregular galaxy (NGC 3556) in constellation Ursa Major. Photographed at the Lick Observatory in Sacramento. Dated 20th century

The northern spring constellations of Corona Borealis and Bootes.

Globular cluster M13

Astrophotography of Messier 3 globular cluster in Canes Venatici constellation

The area of sky around blue-white Altair, bright at centre, flanked by Alshain at bottom and orange Tarazed.

Pairing of the Owl Nebula, Messier 97, with the edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 108.

Planetary nebula Messier 97 (top left), and barred spiral galaxy Messier 108 (bottom right).

Astrophotography, Spiral galaxy Messier 101 or Pinwheel Galaxy

Galaxy in Andromeda

Computer Space Image

Bright stars in the constellation of Aries the Ram.

NGC 4565 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

Astrophotography of Markarians Chain forming part of Virgo Cluster

Barred spiral galaxy NGC 55 in the constellation Sculptor.

M31, The Andromeda Galaxy.

C-141 Kuiper Airborne Imagery of Comet Halley (New Zealand Expedition)

The Leo Triplet, consisting of spiral galaxies Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628.

The tiny red spot in this image is one of the most efficient star-making galaxies ever observed, converting gas into stars at the maximum possible rate. The galaxy is shown here is from NASA's WISE, which first spotted the rare galaxy in infrared light.

The two star clusters H_Persei and CHI_Persei in the constellation Perseus

The Big Dipper and Comet Catalina.

Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy.

This three-color image of galaxy M101 was taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer on June 20, 2003. The far ultraviolet emissions are shown in blue, the near ultraviolet emissions are green, and the red emissions, taken from NASA's Digital Sky Survey.

$Andromeda Galaxy, M31, with the Lunt 80mm f/7 doublet apo refractor for stack of 5 x 15 minute exposures at ISO 800 with Canon 5D MkII and Borg 0.85x flattener/reducer. Companion galxies, M31 and M110 also shown. Taken from home. Field is roughly 4 x 2.5°.$

Intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 2403.

Spiral galaxy IC 342

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NGC 457 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia

The globular cluster Omega Centauri in the constellation of Centaurus.

NGC 6503, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco.

Aquila Constellation in Real Night Sky

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Messier 31, the Andromeda Galaxy.

Like a lighthouse in the fog, the luminous core of NGC 2768 slowly fades outwards to a dull white haze in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 2768 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear). It is a huge bundle of stars, dominated by a bright central region, where a supermassive black hole feasts on a constant stream of gas and dust being fed to it by its galactic host. The galaxy is also marked by a prominent plume of dust reaching out from the center and lying perpendicular to the galaxys plane. This dust conceals a symmetrical, S-shaped pair of jets that are being produced by the supermassive black hole as it feeds.

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NGC 247 galaxy in the constellation Cetus.

IC 2574, Coddington's Nebula.

Constellation of the Canes Venatici, Galaxy

Astrophotography, Spiral galaxy Messier 81 or Bode's Galaxy

Vintage Photograph. Two galaxies in collision captured with 200-inch Hale Telescope.

Vintage Photograph. Constellation of Orion and surrounding region. Photographed with a Tessar lens of 10 inch focus.

IC 5146 and the Sh 2-125, Cocoon Nebula in the constellation Cygnus

The red planet Mars beside the blue stars of the Pleiades.

Astrophotography of M33 spiral galaxy

Pleiades or Seven Sisters, Messier Object M45, in the Constellation Taurus. Taken on the night of 8th November 2013 from eastern Colorado, USA. Digitally stacked image.

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The Sunflower Galaxy, Messier 63.

Supernova Core pulsar neutron star., Elements of this image furnished by NASA

The Local Group spiral galaxy Messier 33 in Triangulum.

Cosmic dust and blue in the constellation Lupus.

Vintage Photograph. Nebula of Rho Ophiuchi captured by Yerkes Observatory.

The spiral galaxy NGC 4565 in the constellation Coma Berenices, appears edge-on. It is roughly 53 million light years away; many of the faint bluish objects are not stars but even more distant galaxies. This image was taken using a Cassegrain 14.5" at f/8 and processed with LRGB.

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Comet Lovejoy

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