Messier 108, also known as the Surfboard Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around March 8th.
Category: Galaxy
Galaxy season has begun. This year, I’m kicking it off with the Surfboard Galaxy and the Baader Travel Companion.
Messier 105
Messier 105, located in the constellation Leo, is an elliptical galaxy approximately 32 million light-years away, notable for its smooth appearance and central supermassive black hole. M105 reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around March 1st.
Messier 96
Messier 96, located in the constellation Leo, is a spiral galaxy approximately 31 million light-years away and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around March 1st.
Messier 95
Messier 95 is an impressive barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, located approximately 33 million light-years from Earth; M95 reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around February 29th.
Markarian’s Chain
Markarian’s Chain is a visually striking alignment of galaxies in the Virgo constellation, showcasing a series of gravitationally interacting galaxies, such as Messier 84 and Messier 86.
UGC 5398 – Garland Galaxy
NGC 3077 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around February 18th and is known for its interaction with the galaxies M81 and M82 in the same cosmic neighborhood.
Caldwell 12 – Firework Galaxy
The Fireworks Galaxy, also known as NGC 6946, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cygnus.
The Fireworks Galaxy and the Open Cluster NGC6939. The result of 4 awesome evenings of integration time.
Reprocessed 2024: Now … this reprocessing was really worth it. This one brought more galaxies to light than the one before.