M65 and M66 Imaged by Chris Thayer

M65 (NGC 3623) and M66 (NGC 3627) are two of the galaxies that make up the Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group of Galaxies). As its name suggests the Leo Triplet can be found in the constellation of Leo. Charles Messier is generally assumed to have discovered these galaxies but it is possible...

May 14th, 2010 | Chris Thayer, Featured Articles | Read More

M82 Imaged by John Catlyn

M82 (also known as NGC 3034) is an iregular galaxy in the constellation of Ursa major – though classified as irregular, though probably a distorted disk galaxy. The M81group of galaxies is one of the nearest to our Local Group, being only some 12 million light-years distant. M82 is under the...