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NGC 4395
A small and faint galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici, only about 15 million light years away.
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Leo B (Leo II)
Leo B ist another dwarf galaxy in our Local Group of galaxies.
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NGC 4449
This is another dwarf galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici about 13 million light years away.
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NGC 4414
A nice spiral galaxy about 62 million light years away in constellation Coma Berenices.
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Messier 61
A barred spiral galaxy in constellation Virgo about 52 million light years away.
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Leo A (Leo III)
Leo A ist a dwarf galaxy in our Local Group of galaxies. Its mass is only about 80 million times the mass of our sun, but about 80% (!) of it is dark matter.
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NGC 404 (Mirach‘s Ghost)
The star (Mirach or β Andromedae) is a red giant about 200 light years away, pretty close by in the foreground, and hence its bright and orange appearence. It is a variable star, which becomes at some times the brightest star in constellation Andromeda. Of particular interest in this image is the bright cloud next to it on the top left side.
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M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)
Located about 24.3 million light years away from earth in constellation Canes Venatici, M51 and its companion NGC515 are two of the closest neighbors of our Milky Way Galaxy.
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Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC3628)
One of the most beautiful groups of galaxies in the spring sky.
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