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Keyword: spiral galaxy
3.11.2016
Shiny NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, and also one of the dustiest. Some call it the Silver Dollar Galaxy for its appearance in small telescopes, or just the Sculptor Galaxy for its location within the boundaries of the southern constellation Sculptor.
![NGC 1309: спиральная галактика и ее друзья](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2016/07/14/0001365928/NGC1309Jeff_1024.preview.jpg)
14.07.2016
A gorgeous spiral galaxy some 100 million light-years distant, NGC 1309 lies on the banks of the constellation of the River (Eridanus). NGC 1309 spans about 30,000 light-years, making it about one third the size of our larger Milky Way galaxy.
![Галактика Водоворот](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2016/09/07/0001368718/M51Deep_Perez_960.preview.jpg)
6.09.2016
Follow the handle of the Big Dipper away from the dipper's bowl, until you get to the handle's last bright star. Then, just slide your telescope a little south and west and you might find this stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the 51st entry in Charles Messier's famous catalog.
![Выметание газа из галактики ESO 137-001](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2015/08/02/0001339462/heic1404b1024.preview.jpg)
1.08.2015
Spiral galaxy ESO 137-001 hurtles through massive galaxy cluster Abell 3627 some 220 million light years away. The distant galaxy is seen in this colorful Hubble/Chandra composite image through a foreground of the Milky Way's stars toward the southern constellation Triangulum Australe.
![NGC 4631: галактика Кит.](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2016/06/03/0001363727/Whale_Galaxy_HaLRGB-MP1024.preview.jpg)
3.06.2016
NGC 4631 is a big beautiful spiral galaxy. Seen edge-on, it lies only 25 million light-years away in the well-trained northern constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy's slightly distorted wedge shape suggests to some a cosmic herring and to others its popular moniker, The Whale Galaxy.
![Близкая спиральная галактика NGC 4945](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2015/05/28/0001337333/NGC-4945-LRGB-v09-Final-03_kehusmaa1024c.preview.jpg)
28.05.2015
Large spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of this cosmic galaxy portrait. In fact, NGC 4945 is almost the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Its own dusty disk, young blue star clusters, and pink star forming regions standout in the sharp, colorful telescopic image.
![NGC 6814: галактика с регулярным спиральным узором от телескопа им.Хаббла](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2016/06/21/0001364679/NGC6814_hubble_960.preview.jpg)
21.06.2016
In the center of this serene stellar swirl is likely a harrowing black-hole beast. The surrounding swirl sweeps around billions of stars which are highlighted by the brightest and bluest. The breadth and beauty of the display give the swirl the designation of a grand design spiral galaxy.
![M31: галактика Туманность Андромеды](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2015/08/30/0001341916/m31_gendler_960.preview.jpg)
30.08.2015
What is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy? Andromeda. In fact, our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from Andromeda is caused by the hundreds of billions of stars that compose it.
![Галактика, звёзды и пыль](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2015/10/12/0001345567/NGC7497_Coles_960.preview.jpg)
12.10.2015
Is this galaxy trapped in a web of dust? No -- it is far in the background. However, spiky stars and spooky shapes are abound in this deep cosmic skyscape. Its well-composed field of view covers about a Full Moon on the sky toward the constellation Pegasus.
![NGC 6872: вытянутая спиральная галактика](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2016/04/26/0001361372/ngc6872_EsoSchmidt_960.preview.jpg)
26.04.2016
What makes this spiral galaxy so long? Measuring over 700,000 light years across from top to bottom, NGC 6872, also known as the Condor galaxy, is one of the most elongated barred spiral galaxies known.
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