The luminous interacting Antennae galaxies

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Entire galaxies. Extremely questionable conveyancing.

Eight remarkable galaxies. Browse by shape, sentiment or sheer cosmic excess.

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Antennae · image credit & source

Spiral

M51 / NGC 5194

Whirlpool

A classic spiral. Impossibly elegant. Entirely unofficially yours.

c. 31 million light-yearsClaim This Galaxy

NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) · Source & licence

Romantic

NGC 4038 / NGC 4039

Antennae

Two galaxies drawn together. Subtle, as metaphors go.

c. 62 million light-yearsClaim This Galaxy

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Acknowledgement: B. Whitmore ( Space Telescope Science Institute) and James Long (ESA/Hubble). · Source & licence

Spanish Dancer Galaxy galaxy observation

Romantic

NGC 1566

Spanish Dancer Galaxy

The Spanish Dancer. A little rhythm, on a cosmic scale.

c. 60 million light-yearsClaim This Galaxy

ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Calzetti and the LEGUS team, R. Chandar · Source & licence

Spiral

NGC 1300

A sweeping barred spiral. Some things deserve a bigger wall.

c. 60 million light-yearsClaim This Galaxy

NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) · Source & licence

Weird & Wonderful

M104 / NGC 4594

Sombrero

A dramatic silhouette, with an excellent sense of occasion.

c. 28 million light-yearsClaim This Galaxy

NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) · Source & licence

Irregular

NGC 4449 / Caldwell 21

NGC 4449

A glorious rule-breaker. Structure is overrated.

c. 13 million light-yearsClaim This Galaxy

NASA, ESA, A. Aloisi (STScI/ESA), and The Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration · Source & licence

Cartwheel Galaxy artistic reconstruction

Weird & Wonderful

ESO 350-40 / PGC 2248

Cartwheel Galaxy

A collision, a ring, and a spectacular recovery.

c. 500 million light-yearsClaim This Galaxy

Artist’s reconstruction · reference: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI · Source & licence

Southern Pinwheel Galaxy galaxy observation

Spiral

M83 / NGC 5236

Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

The Southern Pinwheel. Star formation with considerable flair.

c. 15 million light-yearsClaim This Galaxy

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgement: William Blair (Johns Hopkins University) · Source & licence

A symbolic claim, a real astronomical object. These gifts carry no ownership or official naming rights. Distances and sizes are approximate; image credits and references appear on every galaxy page.