Galaxies

A galaxy is a large group of stars and dust. They may contain from a few thousand to a trillion stars. There are three main galaxy shapes: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Spirals look a little like a whirlpool of stars and dust. Ellipticals are somewhat rubgy-ball shaped and contain old stars and little dust. Irregulars have odd shapes due to gravitational distortion by other nearby galaxies. Galaxies are often found clustered together.

Spirals

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M31/Art11002 		Click here to view larger version.
M31/SXV-H9 		Click here to view larger version.
M33 		Click here to view larger version.
M33 		Click here to view larger version.
M51/Whirlpool 		Click here to view larger version.
M51/Whirlpool 		Click here to view larger version.
M63/Sunflower
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M64/Blackeye 		Click here to view larger version.
M66 		Click here to view larger version.
M81/Bode's 		Click here to view larger version.
M106 		Click here to view larger version.
M109 		Click here to view larger version.
NGC 891 		Click here to view larger version.
NGC891
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NGC4565/12" 		Click here to view larger version.
NGC4565 		Click here to view larger version.
NGC4631/Whale 		Click here to view larger version.
NGC6946 		Click here to view larger version.
NGC7331



Ellipticals

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M32 		Click here to view larger version.
M110



Irregulars

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M82/Cigar 		Click here to view larger version.
M82/Cigar



Groups or clusters

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Leo Trio/MX9 		Click here to view larger version.
Leo Trio/SXVH9 		Click here to view larger version.
M81/M82 		Click here to view larger version.
M81/M82