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Local Group Galaxies This page summarises observations and images of Local Group galaxies.

 

 

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M31 - Spiral Galaxy (Andromeda Galaxy)
M32 - Galaxy
M33 - Spiral Galaxy (Pinwheel Galaxy)
NGC 147 - Local Group Galaxy
NGC 185 - Elliptical Galaxy
NGC 205 - Elliptical Galaxy (M110)
NGC 6822 - Irregular Galaxy (Barnard's Galaxy)
IC 10 - Irregular Galaxy, Local Group
IC 1613 - irregular galaxy, local group
PGC 29488 - Elliptical Galaxy (Leo I, Local Group)
UGCA 205 - Sextans A, Local Group Galaxy
 

M31 - Spiral Galaxy (Andromeda Galaxy)

M31 (Andromeda)

CCD Image Mosaic (7x12 frames, 30% size)
3 min exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-09 20:03 to 22:41h UT  (#161075-124)
2006-12-11 20:30 to 22:34h UT (#162048-81)
Linear brightness scaling,   (larger image, 50% size)
  

M31 - details

False Colour CCD Image Mosaic 
(5x10 frames, 20% size)
Log brightness scaling
Image details as above

False Colour CCD Image Mosaic 
(5x10 frames, 20% size)
Log brightness scaling
Image details as above

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M32 - Elliptical Galaxy

M32 Galaxy (Andromeda)
2002-10-03  00:44 to 00:54h UT
CCD Image, 2 x 5 min exposure (2x2 binning)
11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#28240-41)

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M33 - Spiral Galaxy (Pinwheel Galaxy)

M33  (Triangulum)

CCD Image Mosaic (50% size)
3 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-11-16 22:24 h UT (#152233-45)
 [ Larger Size, 75% ]
 
M33 - detail, showing named HII regions

Annotated CCD Image Mosaic (75% size)
3 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
Rotated & Cropped
2006-11-16 22:24 h UT (#152233-45) 
(Un-annotated Image, 75% size)

 

M33 - Variable 83 (S-Dor type variable)

Annotated CCD Image 
5 x 3 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-11-16 23:24 h UT (#152276-80) 
( Image details as above )

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NGC 147 - Local Group Galaxy

NGC 147 (Cassiopeia)

CCD Image
9 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-17 22:50 hUT (#165140-48)

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NGC 185  - Elliptical Galaxy

NGC 185  (Cassiopeia)
CCD Image
7 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-18 22:45 hUT (#166151-57)
   
 
CCD  Image, 4 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), C filter
2004-09-01  00:13 to 00:18h UT (#69088-91)

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NGC 205 - Elliptical Galaxy (M110)

NGC 205 / M110 Galaxy (Andromeda)
2002-10-03  01:03 to 01:14h UT
CCD Image, 2 x 5 min exposure (2x2 binning)
11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#28243-44)

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NGC 6822 - Irregular Galaxy (Barnard's Galaxy) 

 NGC 6822 / Caldwell 57 (Sagittarius) 
Very Faint Galaxy - hardly detectable
CCD Image 
6 x 60 sec exposure (average), clear filter
2005-08-14  22:28 h UT (#92109-14)
 
CCD Image 
Smoothed and contrast adjusted
(Image details as above)

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IC 10 - Irregular Galaxy, Local Group

IC 10 (Cassiopeia)

CCD Image 
6 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-10-28 (#150113-15 & #150238-40)

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IC 1613 - irregular galaxy, local group

IC 1613 - Caldwell 51 (Cetus)
21 min exposure

 CCD Image 
slightly smoothed & contrast adjusted
7 x 3 min (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2007-11-17 00:03 hUT (#235346-52)

 CCD Image - Normal View
(Image details as above)

 

 CCD Image - negative
(Image details as above)

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PGC 29488 - Elliptical Galaxy (Leo I, Local Group)

PGC 29488 (Leo)
Only just visible due to very low surface brightness, 
CCD Image
3 x 60 sec (average combine),  C Filter
2004-12-11 05:28 h UT (#79003-06)

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UGCA 205  - Sextans A,  Local Group Galaxy 

UGCA 205 (Sextans)

 

CCD Image 
5 x 180s exposure (summed combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,
Smoothed  
2007-03-15  23:04h UT (#183251-55)

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Last Updated : 2008-01-04
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