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Keywords: edge-on spiral, edge-on galaxy, spiral galaxy
![NGC 4565: галактика, видимая с ребра](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2019/02/22/0001458990/N4565ps06d_35tp_Kaltseis2019_1024.preview.jpg)
21.02.2019
Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices.
![Очень быстро вращающиеся спиральные галактики](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2019/11/05/0001530122/SuperSpirals_HubbleSDSS_1080.preview.jpg)
4.11.2019
Why are these galaxies spinning so fast? If you estimated each spiral's mass by how much light it emits, their fast rotations should break them apart. The leading hypothesis as to why these galaxies don't break apart is dark matter -- mass so dark we can't see it.
![M101 в XXI веке](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2019/11/06/0001531007/M101_nasaMultiW1024.preview.jpg)
5.11.2019
One of the last entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog, big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is definitely not one of the least. About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy.
![Портрет NGC 1055](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2024/03/15/0001923067/Image133k_n1055_1024.preview.jpg)
14.03.2024
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the aquatically intimidating constellation Cetus. Seen edge-on, the island universe spans over 100,000 light-years, a little larger than our own Milky Way galaxy.
![Яркая спиральная галактика M81](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2017/09/17/0001389729/m81_colombari_1080c.preview.jpg)
16.09.2017
One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth's sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy: big, beautiful M81. This grand spiral galaxy can be found toward the northern constellation of the Great Bear (Ursa Major).
![NGC 1055 крупным планом](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2017/11/09/0001392099/NGC1055-ESO-Crop1024_1.preview.jpg)
8.11.2017
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the aquatically intimidating constellation Cetus. Seen edge-on, the island universe spans over 100,000 light-years, a little larger than our own Milky Way.
![NGC 1365: величественная островная вселенная](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2017/10/12/0001390658/NGC1365-HagerBenson1024c.preview.jpg)
11.10.2017
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied Fornax galaxy cluster.
![M51: галактика Водоворот](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2017/10/19/0001390878/M51_KerryLeckyHepburn_1024.preview.jpg)
18.10.2017
Find the Big Dipper and follow the handle away from the dipper's bowl until you get to the last bright star. Then, just slide your telescope a little south and west and you'll come upon this stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the 51st entry in Charles Messier's famous catalog.
![NGC 247 с друзьями](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2020/01/16/0001599738/NGC247hager_1024.preview.jpg)
15.01.2020
About 70,000 light-years across, NGC 247 is a spiral galaxy smaller than our Milky Way. Measured to be only 11 million light-years distant it is nearby though. Tilted nearly edge-on as seen from our perspective, it dominates this telescopic field of view toward the southern constellation Cetus.
![NGC 4565: галактика, видимая с ребра](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2024/06/06/0001930955/278_lorand_fenyes_ngc4565_1024.preview.jpg)
5.06.2024
Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices.
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