Galaxies - Autumn Sky
The M31 group of galaxies has got its own page
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M77 (NGC 1068) in Cetus Mag 8.9 - surf. br. 12.8 - size 7.3' x 6.3' - class Sbp 2005 Dec 25 (Denmark) - C8 @ f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - L:R:G:B = 28:8:8:8 min guided M77 is a Seyfert galaxy having an active core. It is also called Cetus A for being the strongest radio source in Cetus. The galaxy has a very faint outer envelope that is faintly visible in this image. The seeing was very poor causing rather large stars. |
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NGC 660 in Pisces Mag 10.7 - surf. br. 14.6 - size 8.3' x 3.2' - class SBa/PRG 2005 Dec 25 (Denmark) - C8 @ f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - L = 72 min guided A bizarre galaxy near M74. It belongs to a rare class of polar ring galaxies. |
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NGC 7331 in Pegasus Mag 9,5 - surf. br. 13.3 - size 10.2' x 4.2' - class SBc 2005 Sep 25 - C8 @ f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - 70 min A dusty galaxy in a field of several small galaxies |
NGC 6946 in Cepheus/Cygnus
Mag 8,8 - surf. br. 13.8 - size 11.2' x 9.8' - class SBc
08 Aug/04 Sep 2004 - C8 at f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - LRGB 65:21:20:20 min
Big spiral galaxy on the Cepheus/Cygnus border. It would have been one of the showpieces in
the sky had it not been for the fact that it is heavily obscured by dust in our own Milky Way.
NGC6946 is a prolific supernova producer with no less than 6 recorded supernovae
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Stephan's Quintet in Pegasus
NGC 7317, 7318A, 7318B, 7319 and 7320: Group of interacting galaxies
25 Aug 2003 (Vrigsted, DK) - C8 at f/6.3 - MX516 - 19 min
Famous group of distant galaxies. The lower left galaxy (NGC 7320) is a less distant foreground galaxy not related to the other interacting galaxies.
NGC 7479 in Pegasus
Mag 10.9 - surf.br. 13.4 - size 4.0' x 3.1' - class SBbc
27 Aug 2003 (Vrigsted, DK) - C8 at f/6.3 - MX516 - LRGB=26:13:10:10 min
NGC 404 (Ghost of Mirach) in Andromeda
Mag 10.3 - surf. br. 12.8 - size 4.3' x 3.9' - class E0
26 Oct 2003 - C8 @ f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - 12 min - bin 2x2
Small elliptical galaxy partly hidden in the glare from 2nd magnitude Mirach (beta Andromedae).
M74 (NGC 628) in Pisces
Mag 9,4 - surf. br. 14.2 - size 10.0' x 9.4' - class Sc
26 Oct 2003 - C8 @ f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - 46 min - bin 2x2
Classical grand design spiral galaxy. It has produced two supernovae within the last couple of years, SN2002ap and SN2003gd. The latter is still faintly visible in this image.
NGC 891 in Andromeda
Mag 9,9 - surf. br. 13,6 - size 13,1' x 2,8' - class Sb
2003 Dec 17 - C8 @ f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - 30 min - bin 2x2
Large edge-on spiral galaxy.
NGC 925 in Triangulum
Mag 10,1 - surf. br. 14,6 - size 10.9' x 6.2' - class SBcd
2003 Dec 22 (Vrigsted, DK) - C8 @ f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - 43 min - bin 2x2
Low surface brightness galaxy. It belongs to the NGC 1023 group of galaxies.
NGC 1023 in Perseus
Mag 9,4 - surf. br. 12.8 - size 8.1' x 3.4'- class E7p
16 Oct 2003 - C8 @ f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - 38 min - bin 2x2
Bright elliptical galaxy near the western border of Perseus. The little fuzzy attachment to the left of the galaxy is NGC 1023A