The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) M31: Full resolution M31 with different exposure times Figure caption |
M31 compared to the full moon Figure caption |
NGC 4565, a disk viewed edge-on Figure caption |
M74, a disk viewed face-on Full resolution figure Figure caption |
M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, Center of M51 (HST) M51: optical and CO side by side M51: optical and CO contours superimposed Figure caption |
M100 M100: Full resolution Figure caption |
NGC 3370 NGC 3370: Full resolution Figure caption |
M101 composite HST image Zoomable picture of M101 Figure caption |
NGC 4622 Figure caption |
NGC 1288 Figure caption |
NGC 2613 Figure caption |
NGC 4013: an edge-on galaxy Figure caption |
NGC 4414: how many arms? Figure caption |
M64 with dust Figure caption |
M33 (NGC 598) The Triangulum Galaxy Figure caption |
NGC 253: a flocculent spiral Figure caption |
NGC 1232 Center of NGC 1232 Figure caption |
M109 Figure caption |
NGC 4303 (M61), NGC 4303: Full resolution Figure caption |
M91 M91: Full resolution Figure caption |
NGC 1365 Figure caption |
M83 Figure caption |
NGC 1300 (ground-based) NGC 1300: Full resolution Figure caption |
NGC 1300 (HST) NGC 1300 (HST): Full resolution Zoomable picture of NGC 1300 Figure caption |
NGC 613 (VLT) Fiigure caption |
The Milky Way is also barred Figure caption |
Our Milky Way: an artist impression Figure caption |
Our Milky Way: spiral arms location Figure caption |
The Hubble classification Figure caption |
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NGC 5866: a lenticlular (S0) galaxy Figure caption Zoomable image |
The Sombrero Galaxy, a dusty disk VLT image VLT image (detail) Figure caption |
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Figure caption Spiral arms and Density Waves |
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Milky Way model (R. Fux) Movie caption |
Gas flows (R. Fux) Movie caption |
background photo: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 (Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team)
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2005/01/image/a/