A fine barred spiral galaxy in Fornax
Tag: spiral
End of a Decade
With no more images in the pipeline and the bushfire smoke worsening again in South West Sydney – and showing … More
NGC 4565 – The Object Which Messier Missed
Back in the day, before the inter-web thingy came along, I would buy astronomy magazines every month and gaze with … More
Galaxy NGC 1097
This is a face-on barred spiral galaxy in Fornax with a bright central core, 48 million light years from Earth. … More
Fornax A
The Fornax A galaxy – a huge bright lenticular galaxy (intermediate between a spiral and an elliptical) and also a … More
The Triangulum Galaxy
This is M33, a neighbouring spiral galaxy which is the third largest in our Local Group and only slightly further … More
Galaxy NGC 55
A nice edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor, somewhat smaller than our own Milky Way. NGC 55 … More