M59 is in the centre of the image and M60 is at the lower left. They are both elliptical galaxies in Virgo. To the upper left of M60 is NGC 4647, an intermediate spiral galaxy which forms Arp 116 with M60. To the right of M60 is NGC 4638, a lenticular galaxy with a faint companion lenticular galaxy to its lower left, NGC 4637. At the top edge on the right, there are two spiral galaxies, NGC 4607 (on the left) and NGC 4606. April 2025.

Intermediate barred spiral galaxy in Virgo. The galaxy in the lower right-hand corner is NGC 4564, an elliptical galaxy. April 2025.

The Whirlpool Galaxy and its companion NGC 5195, in Canes Venatici. The two galaxies are classified as Arp 85. April 2025. 

Elliptical galaxy in Virgo. The bright spot to the left of M49 is apparently a globular cluster. To the right of M49 is NGC 4467, a small elliptical galaxy to the left of a star (a suspected globular cluster). Below M49 is the spiral galaxy NGC 4470. To the upper right of M49 is NGC 4464, an elliptical galaxy. At the upper right-hand edge of the image is another elliptical galaxy, NGC 4434. In the top left-hand corner is the spiral galaxy NGC 4492. April 2025.

Globular cluster in Serpens Caput (known as the Rose Cluster). April 2025. 

Spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices. April 2025.

Barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices. April 2025.

Spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices. NGC 4516, a barred spiral galaxy, is to the upper left and in the lower right-hand corner are NGC 4474 (on the left), an edge-on lenticular galaxy, and NGC 4468, a dwarf elliptical galaxy. April 2025. 

Elliptical galaxy in Virgo, showing the jet from the supermassive black hole. To the immediate lower right of M87 are NGC 4478 (on the left), an elliptical galaxy and NGC 4476, a lenticular galaxy. April 2025.

The great globular cluster in Hercules. April 2025

Composite image with NGC 4473, M86 and M84. See NGC 4473 and M86 for details of the other galaxies. April 2025. 

M86, an elliptical galaxy in Virgo. It forms the western half of the Markarian Chain. To the right of M86 is M84, another elliptical galaxy in Virgo. To the lower left of M84 is NGC 4387, also an elliptical galaxy. Below NGC 4387 is a spiral galaxy, NGC 4388. M86 and M84 form the eyes of the Great Galactic Face, NGC 4387 is the nose and NGC 4388 is the mouth. Immediately below M84 is the small galaxy IC 3303, an elliptical galaxy. To the lower left of M86 is NGC 4425, a lenticular galaxy. Above M86 is NGC 4402, a spiral galaxy. To the left of M86 are the Eyes Galaxies, NGC 4435 and NGC 4438. April 2025.

NGC 4473, an elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices. It forms the eastern end of the Markarian Chain, exactly half of which can be seen here. To the upper left of NGC 4473 is NGC 4477, a barred lenticular galaxy, and just below it is NGC 4479, also a barred lenticular galaxy. In the lower left-hand corner is NGC 4506, a spiral galaxy. To the right of NGC 4473 and over the border in Virgo are NGC 4458, an elliptical galaxy, and NGC 4461, a lenticular galaxy. On the right-hand edge of the image are the Eyes Galaxies (Arp 120): NGC 4435 is a barred lenticular galaxy and NGC 4438, which is highly distorted by its interaction with NGC 4435. The haziness, visible even in this image, probably lies in the Milky Way and not a result of their interaction. April 2025.

Loose globular cluster in Coma Berenices. April 2025.

Intermediate barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, the brightest member of the Coma I group. To the left is the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4747 and to the upper right of NGC 4725 is the spiral galaxy NGC 4712. April 2025.

Called the Needle Galaxy; also Caldwell 38. It is an edge-on spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices. To the right is the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4562. April 2025.

Elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices. April 2025.

60% illuminated. April 2025.

Star cluster in Cassiopeia. April 2025.

M100, an intermediate spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices. NGC 4323 (upper left) and brighter NGC 4328 (lower left) are satellite galaxies materially linked to M100. To the  right of M100 is a triangle of faint galaxies with a star in the middle. They are (clockwise from top right) are UGC 783, UGC 7425 (mag. 16.1) and UGC 783A. To the lower right of M100 is the edge-on spiral galaxy, NGC 4312. April 2025.

Lenticular galaxy in Leo. April 2025.

Intermediate barred spiral galaxy in Leo Minor. April 2025.

Spiral galaxy in Sextans, which is interacting with its neighbouring lenticular galaxy NGC 3166. NGC 3165, a faint member of this group, can be seen as a small blue oval between two stars to the lower right of NGC 3166. April 2025.

Globular cluster in Lynx, estimated to be 270,000 light-years away. It is Caldwell 25 and was called the Intergalactic Tramp by Harlow Shapley on the mistaken assumption it was merely a visitor to the Milky Way. April 2025. 

Globular cluster in Canes Venatici. April 2025.

Loose globular cluster in Boötes. March 2025.

Caldwell 36, an intermediate galaxy in Coma Berenices. There are two faint galaxy just below it, to the lower left. March 2025.

Barred spiral galaxy in Leo Minor. There is a radio galaxy to the right above a bright star. March 2025.

Two interacting galaxies in Leo, also known as Arp 94. The galaxy NGC 3222 is to the right and below it is a triangle of faint galaxies. March 2025.

Star cluster in Puppis. 19 Puppis to the lower left is a foreground star. March 2025.

Star cluster in Monoceros. March 2025.

Galaxy in Coma Berenices. NGC 4186 is directly below it. March 2025.

The Black Eye Galaxy, in Coma Berenices. March 2025.

Composite image of the Leo Triplet spliced from two images. March 2025.

NGC 3377 (upper left) is an elliptical galaxy in Leo and NGC 3367 (lower right) is a barred spiral galaxy. Between NGC 3377 and the bright star 52 Leonis (on the right) there is a barely visible blue smudge which is NGC 3377A/UGC 5889. March 2025.

Globular cluster in Coma Berenices. March 2025.

Caldwell 39, planetary nebula in Gemini. March 2025.

This galaxy group in Leo contains NGC 3626 (C40) in addition to the galaxies seen here. From top to bottom in the centre are the elliptical galaxy NGC 3608, the lenticular galaxy and quasar NGC 3607, the elliptical galaxy NGC 3605 and the very faint UGC 6296. To the right of NGC 3608 is NGC 3599, a lenticular galaxy. The blue spot to the left of UGC 6296 is MCG+03-29-024 and the blue smudge between NGC 2608 and NGC 3599 is MCG+03-29-018. March 2025.

Caldwell 40, unbarred lenticular galaxy in Leo. NGC 2639, a spiral galaxy, is to the left. March 2025.

Caldwell 58, Caroline’s Cluster. Star cluster in Canis Major. March 2025.

Star cluster in Monoceros. March 2025.

Star cluster in Gemini. March 2025.

Caldwell 31, Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga (processing by Ian Moss). March 2025.

Star cluster in Auriga. March 2025.

Star cluster in Auriga. March 2025.

Caldwell 54, star cluster in Monoceros, March 2025.

Star cluster in Auriga. March 2025.

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Star cluster in Auriga. March 2025

Star cluster in Gemini. March 2025

Star cluster in Monoceros. March 2025

A reflection nebula in Orion. The two spots are star clusters, not stars. March 2025.

Orion Nebula (M42) and M43 in Orion. March 2025

Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) in Orion seen against the bright background of the emission nebula IC 434. It was discovered by Williamina Fleming in 1888. The bright star (lower left) is Alnitak. March 2025

Sun with two sunspot groups. March 2025

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NGC 2775, Caldwell 48, is a spiral galaxy in Cancer. NGC 2777 is barely visible at top left. March 2025

Edge-on spiral AGN galaxy in Lynx. 2MASX J08524061+3321516 can just be made out as a blue spot underneath NGC 2683 at the right-hand end. March 2025

M66 (left) and M65 (right) in Leo. M65 is an intermediate galaxy and M66 is also intermediate. M65 is about 41m light-years away and M66 is 31m light-years distant. March 2025

Hamburger Galaxy (NGC 3628) and M65, in Leo. They are two members of the Leo Triplet, but NGC 3628, an edge-on spiral galaxy is 35 million light-years away whereas M65 (an intermediate spiral galaxy) is 41 million light-years distant. March 2025. 

Spindle Galaxy (NGC 3115) and dwarf galaxy UGCA 200 (lower centre) in Sextans. Caldwell 53. NGC 3115 is a lenticular galaxy. NGC 3115 DW1 can be seen underneath it at the very bottom of the image. March 2025

M85 (centre) and NGC 4394 (left). IC 3292 barely visible on the right edge. M85 is a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices. It interacts with the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4394 on the left. The other interacting galaxy MCG+03-32-028 can just be made out underneath M85. The small lenticular galaxy IC 3292 can be seen on the right. March 2025

Star cluster in Hydra. March 2025

Barred spiral galaxy in Leo. March 2025

M46 star cluster in Puppis with the (probably unconnected) planetary nebula NGC 2438 at the top centre. February 2025. 

Star cluster in Puppis. March 2025

Also known as the NGC 3190 group, in Leo. The main galaxies left to right are: the elliptical galaxy NGC 3193; the spiral galaxy NGC 3190 and the spiral galaxy NGC 3185. The bizarre S-shaped barred spiral galaxy NGC 3187 can just be made out above NGC 3190. They are all roughly 90m light-years distant, except NGC 3185 which is 75m light-years away. There is an odd-looking object (probably an artefact) between NGC 3815 and a nearby star TYC 1425-1043-1. March 2025.. March 2025

Star cluster in Canis Major. March 2025. 

In Leo. Members of the M105 galaxy group. M95 is a barred spiral galaxy and M96 is an intermediate galaxy. The three members of the group are all the same distance, 32m light-years. March 2025

In Leo. The elliptical galaxy M105 in Leo has two companions on the left, lenticular NGC 3384 at the top and NGC 3389. They are a purely line of sight grouping as M105 is 32m light-years away, NGC 2283 is 26.4m light years distant and NGC 3389 is 80m light-years from us. March 2025

Star cluster in Cancer. March 2025