NGC 4631 – The Whale Galaxy

NGC 4631 – The Whale Galaxy Description: NGC 4631, the Whale Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy seen edge-on and located about 28 million light-years away. It contains regions of intense star formation. Emissions of ionized hydrogen as well as the presence of...

NGC 5394-5395 – The Heron galaxy

NGC 5394-5395 – The Heron galaxy Description: The Heron Galaxy is a strange and rather spectacular formation of two gravitationally merged galaxies. The two galaxies are identified NGC 5394 and NGC 5395 while the set is identified Arp 84 in Halton Arp’s...

NGC 5907 – The Knife Edge (or Splinter) Galaxy

NGC 5907 – The Knife Edge (or Splinter) Galaxy Description: The Knife-Edge Galaxy (NGC 5907) in the constellation Draco. This spiral galaxy, seen edge-on, shows the pancake-like shape of these gigantic structures. It is located about 40 million light-years away....

NGC 6946 – Fireworks Galaxy

NGC 6946 – The Fireworks Galaxy Description: NGC 6946 earned its nickname Fireworks Galaxy because it has hosted ten supernovae since 1917. NGC 6946 is one of the most prolific galaxies in the sky in terms of supernova rates, about 10 times the rate of the Milky...

NGC 7331 – The “Deerlick” Galaxy

NGC 7331 – The Deerlick Galaxy Description: NGC 7331 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 42.4 million l.y. from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. With a diameter of about 100,000 light years, it is the main component of a cluster of galaxies known as the...