NGC 6744 spiral galaxy surrounded by IFN

NGC 6744 spiral galaxy surrounded by IFN

The spiral galaxy NGC6744 lies some 30 million light-years away from our home galaxy, the Milky Way. This amazing structure can be found in the southern Pavo constellation appearing as a faint and diffuse object. The galaxy is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger...
M106 wide field of galaxies with IFN

M106 wide field of galaxies with IFN

Messier 106 is an intermediate spiral galaxy that can be found in the Canes Venatici constellation, some 20 light-years away from our Milky Way. Rarely spotted before, the M106 group of galaxies is surrounded by a faint IFN (Integrated Flux Nebula) that may be part of...
Integrated Flux Nebula around M81 and M82

Integrated Flux Nebula around M81 and M82

The Bode’s Galaxy (M81) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82) lay some 12 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of the Great Bear (Ursa Major). M81, a grand design spiral galaxy, is gravitationally interacting with M82, a large galaxy with a filamentary...
Leo Triplet with tidal tail

Leo Triplet with tidal tail

The Leo Triplet, also called the M66 Group, is a small group of spiral galaxies located in the Leo constellation at approximately 35 million light-years. It’s composed of three major spiral galaxies: M65, M66 and NGC 3628 (Hamburger Galaxy). NGC 3628 has a...
A 101h imaging of M101 with a small telescope

A 101h imaging of M101 with a small telescope

This image is the result of a 2 year scientific project between professional and amateur astronomers (PRO-AM). While a lot of time and effort is spent by amateur astronomers to obtain visually appealing images of astronomical objects, only few data is taken in such a...
The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51 – super wide field

The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51 – super wide field

The Whirlpool Galaxy or M51 has had an important role in the evolution of modern astronomy history. A couple of centuries ago William Parsons, using his huge reflecting telescope, the Leaviathan of Parsonstown, described this object (initially discovered by Charles...
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