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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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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