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COOL OBSERVATORY

 

GALAXIES

AA galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars and stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and an important but poorly understood component tentatively dubbed dark matter.The name is from the Greek root galaxias [?a?a??a?], meaning "milky," a reference to the Milky Way galaxy. Typical galaxies range from dwarfs with as few as ten million (107) stars up to giants with one trillion(1012) stars, all orbiting the galaxy's center of mass. Galaxies can also contain many multiple star systems, star clusters, and various interstellar clouds. The Sun is one of the stars in the Milky Way galaxy; the Solar System includes the Earth and all the other objects that orbit the Sun.

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"You enjoy the images more when you know the artist"

The Heavens declare the GLORY of GOD; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. Psalm 19 vs. 1-2 NIV

You should see 17 scales in the bar graph below, adjust your monitor ,if you like

Leo Trio

60 minutes

SV-70 f/3.3

 

M31

30 minutes

SV-70 f/3.3

2.2 mlys

 

 

 

M33

30 minutes

ED-80 f/7.5

2.3 mlys

 

M51 or Whirlpool Galaxy

3 Hours

6x 30 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

37 mlys

 

M51 or Whirlpool Galaxy

30 minutes

ED-80 f/7.5

 

 

 

M65 ,M66 and NGC 3628

30 minutes

SV 102 ED f/5.9

11 mlys

 

 

M81 & M82

30 minutes

SV 102 ED f/5.9

13 mlys

 

 

 

M63 or Sunflower Galaxy

3 Hours

6x30 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

37 mlys

 

M63 or Sunflower Galaxy

1 Hour

2x30 minutes

SV 102 ED f /6.96

37 mlys

NGC 4438 The Eyes

There's actually 16 galaxies in this picture

The Eyes

 

 

M 101 or Pinwheel Galaxy

30 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

24 mlys

 

 

M 101 or Pinwheel Galaxy

30 minutes

Stellarvue SV 102 ED f/7.9

24 mlys

 

 

 

 

 

M 100 or Pinwheel Galaxy

30 minutes

Stellarvue SV 102 ED f/7.9

24 mlys

 

 

 

NGC 4559

30 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

30 mlys

 

M64 or Blackeye Galaxy

10 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

12 mlys

 

M65

30 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

35 mlys

 

M66

30 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

35 mlys

 

M106

30 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

25 mlys

 

 

M 109

30 minutes

SV 102 ED f/5.9

13 mlys

 

M 106

30 minutes

ED-80 f/7.5

 

 

NGC 4565 Galaxy

30 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

60 mlys

 

NGC 5907

10 minutes

C-8 Carbon tube f/6.3

50 mlys

 

 

NGC 891

I HOUR

ED-80 f/7.5

30 mlys

 

 

NGC 7331

1 Hour

ED-80 f/4.7

40 mlys