M 74 is a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.
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The spiral galaxy NGC 772 has an asymmetrical shape with a strongly developed spiral arm, probably caused by the gravitational action of the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 770.
The photo shows a small portion of the sky in the constellation Andromeda.
Why is this photo special?
In a portion of the sky about the size of a full moon, there are 61 galaxies:
10 galaxies from the NGC (New General Catalogue) and among these NGC 708 which is the largest galaxy in the center of the photo
1 galaxy from the IC (Index Catalogue)
50 galaxies from the PGC (Principal Galaxies Catalogue)
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The Stephan’s Quintet
The Stephan’s Quintet are five galaxies, NGC 7317, NGC 7318A, NGC 7318B, NGC 7319 and NGC 7320 of which the first four are also physically close and interacting with each other while NGC 7320 is only prospectively close to the others.
It is not an easy subject to photograph, the five galaxies have surface magnitudes between 13.00 and 13.90 and with apparent size between 0.6′ and 2.3′ and the exposure time was only one hour but they are one of the most famous astronomical picture.
M 31 or NGC 224, better known as the Andromeda galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy about 2.5 million light-years from the Milky Way and it is the largest galaxy in the Local Group.
The glow that can be seen in the lower left is part of the galaxy M 110, a satellite of the Andromeda galaxy.
The spiral galaxy M 101 or NGC 5457 in the constellation Ursa Major, photographed on January 14, 2023 at 01:51:59 universal time, 02:51:59 local time for an exposure time of 30 minutes.
The spiral galaxy M 63 or NGC 5055 in the constellation Canes Venatici, photographed on January 14, 2023 at 00:33:34 universal time, 01:33:34 local time with an exposure time of 30 minutes.
The interacting galaxies M 51 (NGC 5194) and NGC 5195 in the constellation Canes Venatici, photographed on January 13, 2023 at 23:24:11 Universal Time (January 14, 2023 00:24:11 local time) with an exposure time of 30 minutes.
NGC 253 is a spiral galaxy in the Sculptor constellation.
It is the main galaxy of the cluster of galaxies called the Sculptor Group which is relatively close to the Local Group to which the Milky Way belongs.
