NGC 2903 – barred spiral galaxy Description: NGC 2903 is a spiral galaxy with a central bar that is a nursery for several new stars. It is 30 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. A faint bright spot can be seen on the left which is a dwarf galaxy...
NGC 3184 – the Little Pinwheel galaxy Description: NGC 3184 is a face-on spiral galaxy 40 million light-years away located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is considered a low surface brightness galaxy. Its nickname comes from the fact that it resembles the...
NGC 3628 – The Hamburger galaxy Description: NGC 3628 is an edge-on spiral galaxy that is also part of the group called the “Leo Triplet”, along with galaxies M65 and M66. A dense region of neutral hydrogen that is not rotating has been detected in...
NGC 3718 (Arp 214) Description: NGC 3718 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy which is also part of the Arp catalog because of its particular shape. This shape could be caused by the gravitational pull of the nearby galaxy NGC 3729. Technical details: Télescope:...
NGC 4151 – The Eye of Sauron Galaxy Description: Galaxy NGC 4151 also called the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the rings saga. There is a supermassive blackhole at its center. It is located approximately 52 million light-years from us. Technical details:...
