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Spiral Galaxy

APR 17, 2003

M106 in Canes Venatici

APR 19, 2003

Spiral Galaxy In Centaurus

MAY 11, 2003

M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLT

MAY 16, 2003

A Tale of Two Nebulae

MAY 24, 2003

M74: The Perfect Spiral

MAY 25, 2003

Spiral Galaxy NGC 253 Almost Sideways

JUN 7, 2003

Warped Spiral Galaxy ESO 510-13

JUL 11, 2003

NGC 1068 and the X-Ray Flashlight

JUL 19, 2003

NGC 3621: Far Beyond the Local Group

JUL 26, 2003

Spiral Galaxy NGC 7742

SEP 11, 2003

NGC 3370: A Sharper View

SEP 24, 2003

M33: Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum

SEP 25, 2003

Logarithmic Spirals Isabel and M51

NOV 3, 2003

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3982 Before Supernova

JAN 23, 2004

NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy

JAN 25, 2004

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

FEB 13, 2004

NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars

FEB 21, 2004

The Spiral Arms of NGC 4622

APR 7, 2004

Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66

APR 9, 2004

NGC 4565: Galaxy on the Edge

APR 10, 2004

Facing NGC 6946

APR 16, 2004

The Stars of NGC 300

JUL 1, 2004

NGC 7331: A Galaxy So Inclined

JUL 9, 2004

Ringed Nebulae

SEP 5, 2004

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy in Dust and Stars

NOV 27, 2004

NGC 2683: Spiral Edge-On

DEC 14, 2004

Nearby Spiral M33

DEC 16, 2004

The Arms of NGC 7424

JAN 12, 2005

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

MAR 30, 2005

ULXs in M74

APR 8, 2005

Sideways Galaxy NGC 3628

APR 28, 2005

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool

MAY 7, 2005

NGC 3314: When Galaxies Overlap

MAY 14, 2005

NGC 3370: A Sharper View

JUN 7, 2005

Galaxies in View

JUL 8, 2005

NGC 4565: Galaxy on the Edge

JUL 23, 2005

Ringed Nebulae

JUL 30, 2005

M106 in Canes Venatici

AUG 20, 2005

The Stars of NGC 300

SEP 1, 2005

One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725

OCT 1, 2005

NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars

OCT 6, 2005

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1350

DEC 18, 2005

M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLT

DEC 22, 2005

Andromeda Island Universe

FEB 9, 2006

NGC 1309 and Friends

MAR 2, 2006

Messier 101

MAR 7, 2006

A Nearby Supernova in Spiral Galaxy M100

APR 21, 2006

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

JUN 9, 2006

Infrared Andromeda

JUL 5, 2006

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403 from Subaru

JUL 7, 2006

Bright Galaxy M81

JUL 27, 2006

NGC 7331 and Beyond

AUG 27, 2006

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

SEP 2, 2006

Dusty Spiral M66

SEP 14, 2006

M33: Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum

SEP 29, 2006

NGC 5905 and 5908

SEP 30, 2006

STS-115: Stereo Portrait

OCT 5, 2006

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

NOV 11, 2006

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool

NOV 26, 2006

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

NOV 28, 2006

Unusual Starburst Galaxy NGC 1313

DEC 7, 2006

The Outskirts of M77

DEC 15, 2006

NGC 1055 and M77

DEC 28, 2006

Moon Over Andromeda

MAR 11, 2007

The Einstein Cross Gravitational Lens

APR 11, 2007

The Arms of NGC 4258

JUN 1, 2007

Messier 65

JUN 15, 2007

Messier 96

JUL 6, 2007

Bright Galaxy NGC 2903

JUL 12, 2007

NGC 6384: Beyond the Stars

JUL 21, 2007

Infrared Andromeda

JUL 24, 2007

Spiral Galaxy M83: The Southern Pinwheel

AUG 2, 2007

M64: The Black Eye Galaxy

OCT 12, 2007

The Whale and The Hockey Stick

DEC 1, 2007

M74: The Perfect Spiral

JAN 5, 2008

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool

JAN 9, 2008

Hidden Galaxy IC 342 from Kitt Peak

JAN 24, 2008

Andromeda Island Universe

MAR 8, 2008

M104 Hubble Remix

MAR 29, 2008

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

APR 17, 2008

Messier 63: The Sunflower Galaxy

APR 20, 2008

Spiral Galaxies in Collision

MAY 15, 2008

Sideways Galaxy NGC 3628

MAY 17, 2008

Logarithmic Spirals

JUN 6, 2008

Two-Armed Spiral Milky Way

JUN 14, 2008

M51 Hubble Remix

JUL 12, 2008

NGC 7331 and Beyond

JUL 25, 2008

Spitzer’s M101

AUG 15, 2008

Facing NGC 6946

AUG 24, 2008

Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

SEP 13, 2008

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

SEP 27, 2008

M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy

OCT 2, 2008

NGC 253 Close-Up

OCT 12, 2008

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble

OCT 22, 2008

Beautiful Spiral NGC 7331

FEB 9, 2009

Anemic Galaxy NGC 4921 at the Edge

APR 8, 2009

Unusual Dusty Galaxy NGC 7049

APR 14, 2009

M101: The Pinwheel Galaxy

APR 28, 2009

NGC 4565: Galaxy on the Edge

MAY 2, 2009

The Whale Galaxy

MAY 29, 2009

Messier 106

JUN 6, 2009

One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725

JUL 17, 2009

Starburst Galaxy M94

JUL 27, 2009

NGC 1097: Spiral Galaxy with a Central Eye

AUG 21, 2009

The Whale and the Hockey Stick

SEP 19, 2009

NGC 3621: Far Beyond the Local Group

OCT 24, 2009

NGC 7331 and Beyond

NOV 12, 2009

Art and Science in NGC 918

NOV 21, 2009

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

NOV 27, 2009

The Jets of NGC 1097

DEC 26, 2009

M51 Hubble Remix

DEC 30, 2009

Spitzer’s M101

JAN 9, 2010

Andromeda Island Universe

JAN 30, 2010

Messier 88

FEB 25, 2010

Edge-on Spiral Galaxy NGC 891

MAR 4, 2010

NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge

MAR 25, 2010

NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans

APR 13, 2010

Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble

APR 15, 2010

NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy

APR 24, 2010

NGC 1055: Galaxy in a Box

APR 29, 2010

Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4731

MAY 3, 2010

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3190 Almost Sideways

MAY 17, 2010

Panorama of the Whale Galaxy

JUL 18, 2010

The Antennae Galaxies in Collision

AUG 22, 2010

Hoag’s Object: A Strange Ring Galaxy

SEP 8, 2010

NGC 4911: Spiral Diving into a Dense Cluster

SEP 11, 2010

Star Streams and the Sunflower Galaxy

SEP 26, 2010

Arp 188 and the Tadpole’s Tidal Tail

OCT 11, 2010

NGC 2683: Spiral Edge-On

NOV 9, 2010

NGC 4452: An Extremely Thin Galaxy

NOV 13, 2010

Spiral Galaxy M66

NOV 27, 2010

Star Streams of NGC 4216

DEC 3, 2010

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

DEC 22, 2010

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

JAN 1, 2011

Fireworks Galaxy NGC 6946

FEB 19, 2011

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 Close Up

MAR 16, 2011

Sideways Galaxy NGC 3628

MAR 19, 2011

Messier 106

MAR 22, 2011

NGC 6384: Spiral Beyond the Stars

MAR 30, 2011

NGC 5584: Expanding the Universe

APR 15, 2011

Messier 101

MAY 15, 2011

The Sombrero Galaxy from Hubble

MAY 19, 2011

NGC 253: Close Up

JUN 11, 2011

Supernovae in the Whirlpool

JUN 12, 2011

M64: The Sleeping Beauty Galaxy

JUL 15, 2011

NGC 3314: When Galaxies Overlap

AUG 12, 2011

NGC 7331 and Beyond

SEP 15, 2011

NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble

OCT 15, 2011

NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge

OCT 29, 2011

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble

NOV 4, 2011

Edge-on NGC 3628

NOV 11, 2011

In the Arms of M83

DEC 20, 2011

NGC 253: The Sculptor Galaxy

JAN 7, 2012

Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

JAN 9, 2012

Facing NGC 6946

MAR 11, 2012

The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared

MAR 17, 2012

NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy

MAY 3, 2012

M106 Close Up

MAY 12, 2012

The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies

MAY 13, 2012

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 from Hubble

MAY 18, 2012

GALEX: The Andromeda Galaxy

MAY 26, 2012

At the Edge of NGC 891

JUN 2, 2012

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

JUN 15, 2012

M65 and M66

JUL 5, 2012

NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge

JUL 13, 2012

21st Century M101

JUL 17, 2012

Simulation: A Disk Galaxy Forms

AUG 17, 2012

Spiral Galaxy NGC 5033

SEP 30, 2012

A Galaxy Collision in NGC 6745

NOV 24, 2012

NGC 1365: Majestic Spiral with Supernova

DEC 17, 2012

NGC 922: Collisional Ring Galaxy

DEC 20, 2012

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

JAN 8, 2013

Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 7424

JAN 16, 2013

NGC 1309: Spiral Galaxy and Friends

JAN 23, 2013

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

FEB 6, 2013

The Arms of M106

APR 4, 2013

M64: The Black Eye Galaxy

APR 16, 2013

Grand Spiral Galaxy M81 and Arp’s Loop

MAY 10, 2013

Messier 77

MAY 14, 2013

Galaxy Collisions: Simulation vs Observations

MAY 30, 2013

One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725

JUN 20, 2013

Edge-on NGC 3628

JUL 6, 2013

NGC 6384: Spiral Beyond the Stars

JUL 15, 2013

The Sombrero Galaxy from Hale

JUL 18, 2013

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

AUG 1, 2013

Moon Over Andromeda

AUG 8, 2013

NGC 3370: A Sharper View

AUG 11, 2013

M74: The Perfect Spiral

AUG 25, 2013

The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 271

OCT 3, 2013

M106 Close Up

OCT 11, 2013

NGC 891 Edge-on

OCT 25, 2013

NGC 7814: The Little Sombrero in Pegasus

NOV 14, 2013

The Jets of NGC 1097

NOV 25, 2013

Anemic Spiral NGC 4921 from Hubble

DEC 2, 2013

Comet Lovejoy Before Galaxy M63

JAN 28, 2014

Spiral Galaxy M83: The Southern Pinwheel

FEB 5, 2014

NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy

MAR 1, 2014

NGC 7331 and Beyond

MAR 13, 2014

Messier 63: The Sunflower Galaxy

MAR 16, 2014

The Antennae Galaxies in Collision

MAR 28, 2014

Stripping ESO 137-001

MAY 8, 2014

The Tail of the Hamburger Galaxy

MAY 20, 2014

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M61

JUN 10, 2014

M51: X-Rays from the Whirlpool

JUL 2, 2014

NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy

JUL 5, 2014

M106 Across the Spectrum

JUL 26, 2014

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

JUL 30, 2014

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

AUG 8, 2014

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

NOV 19, 2014

Bright Spiral Galaxy M81

DEC 18, 2014

NGC 7331 and Beyond

JAN 9, 2015

In the Arms of NGC 1097

FEB 5, 2015

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy

FEB 11, 2015

M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

FEB 16, 2015

M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center

APR 2, 2015

The Owl and the Galaxy

APR 10, 2015

NGC 2903: A Missing Jewel in Leo

APR 16, 2015

One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725

APR 28, 2015

Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

MAY 2, 2015

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

MAY 26, 2015

Starburst Galaxy M94

MAY 28, 2015

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

JUN 18, 2015

M64: The Black Eye Galaxy

JUL 24, 2015

Ultraviolet Rings of M31

AUG 1, 2015

Stripping ESO 137-001

AUG 30, 2015

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

SEP 21, 2015

Spiral Galaxy M96 from Hubble

OCT 8, 2015

M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy

OCT 12, 2015

Galaxy, Stars, and Dust

OCT 17, 2015

Bright Spiral Galaxy M81

NOV 30, 2015

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3521

DEC 19, 2015

Star Streams and the Whale Galaxy

JAN 16, 2016

The View Toward M106

JAN 22, 2016

21st Century M101

JAN 29, 2016

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

FEB 19, 2016

NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis

MAR 1, 2016

NGC 3310: A Starburst Spiral Galaxy

MAR 4, 2016

Sculptor Galaxy NGC 134

APR 26, 2016

NGC 6872: A Stretched Spiral Galaxy

JUN 3, 2016

NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy

JUN 6, 2016

The Supernova and Cepheids of Spiral Galaxy UGC 9391

JUN 21, 2016

NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

JUL 14, 2016

NGC 1309: Spiral Galaxy and Friends

AUG 4, 2016

M63: Sunflower Galaxy Wide Field

AUG 12, 2016

The Easterbunny Comes to NGC 4725

SEP 13, 2016

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

SEP 17, 2016

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

NOV 3, 2016

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

NOV 9, 2016

M63: The Sunflower Galaxy from Hubble

NOV 12, 2016

NGC 891 vs Abell 347

NOV 20, 2016

NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy

DEC 27, 2016

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

JAN 4, 2017

Clouds of Andromeda

JAN 9, 2017

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy NGC 5033

JAN 12, 2017

Edge-On NGC 891

FEB 24, 2017

NGC 3621: Far Beyond the Local Group

MAR 7, 2017

UGC 12591: The Fastest Rotating Galaxy Known

APR 21, 2017

NGC 4302 and NGC 4298

MAY 3, 2017

NGC 3628: The Hamburger Galaxy

MAY 20, 2017

A View Toward M101

MAY 24, 2017

NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge

MAY 26, 2017

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

JUN 30, 2017

NGC 7814: The Little Sombrero in Pegasus

JUL 7, 2017

A View Toward M106

JUL 8, 2017

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

JUL 10, 2017

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Nuclear Ring

JUL 12, 2017

Messier 63: The Sunflower Galaxy

AUG 7, 2017

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Inner Ring

AUG 17, 2017

NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans

SEP 17, 2017

Bright Spiral Galaxy M81

OCT 19, 2017

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

NOV 2, 2017

NGC 891 vs Abell 347

NOV 9, 2017

NGC 1055 Close-up

NOV 30, 2017

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

DEC 26, 2017

Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

JAN 23, 2018

Ribbons and Pearls of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

FEB 7, 2018

NGC 7331 Close-Up

FEB 24, 2018

Facing NGC 6946

FEB 28, 2018

NGC 613 in Dust, Stars, and a Supernova

MAR 22, 2018

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

MAR 30, 2018

NGC 247 and Friends

APR 5, 2018

NGC 289: Swirl in the Southern Sky

APR 13, 2018

Facing NGC 3344

MAY 4, 2018

The View Toward M101

MAY 31, 2018

NGC 6744 Close Up

AUG 10, 2018

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

AUG 25, 2018

Stripping ESO 137-001

SEP 5, 2018

NGC 3628: Sideways Spiral Galaxy

SEP 27, 2018

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

DEC 25, 2018

M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

JAN 16, 2019

IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy

JAN 28, 2019

The Long Gas Tail of Spiral Galaxy D100

FEB 19, 2019

Comet Iwamoto Before Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903

FEB 22, 2019

NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge

FEB 23, 2019

The Stars of the Triangulum Galaxy

FEB 24, 2019

The Expanding Echoes of Supernova 1987A

MAR 15, 2019

A View Toward M101

MAR 17, 2019

M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center

MAR 29, 2019

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy

APR 17, 2019

Messier 81

MAY 6, 2019

Virtual Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy

MAY 15, 2019

Anemic Spiral NGC 4921 from Hubble

MAY 29, 2019

M95: Spiral Galaxy with an Inner Ring

JUN 6, 2019

Messier 63: The Sunflower Galaxy

JUN 12, 2019

Spiral Galaxy M96 from Hubble

JUN 20, 2019

A View Toward M106

JUN 29, 2019

M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy

JUL 2, 2019

NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy

AUG 22, 2019

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

AUG 23, 2019

NGC 1499: The California Nebula

AUG 28, 2019

Messier 61 Close Up

AUG 29, 2019

M27: Not a Comet

SEP 9, 2019

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

NOV 6, 2019

21st Century M101

DEC 1, 2019

Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble

MAR 17, 2020

M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center

APR 6, 2020

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

MAY 10, 2020

The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble

AUG 4, 2020

NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans

AUG 16, 2020

NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

OCT 5, 2020

NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

OCT 18, 2020

UGC 1810: Wildly Interacting Galaxy from Hubble

JAN 27, 2021

The Vertical Magnetic Field of NGC 5775

FEB 24, 2021

Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble

MAR 29, 2021

M64: The Evil Eye Galaxy

AUG 13, 2021

A Perfect Spiral

SEP 2, 2021

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

OCT 15, 2021

NGC 289: Swirl in the Southern Sky

NOV 27, 2021

Messier 101

JAN 19, 2022

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

FEB 26, 2022

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

MAR 3, 2022

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

APR 14, 2022

Messier 96

MAY 26, 2022

NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge

JUL 31, 2022

Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble

SEP 2, 2022

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

OCT 6, 2022

NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy

NOV 25, 2022

NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close-Up

JAN 4, 2023

CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy

FEB 16, 2023

The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies

MAR 22, 2023

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

MAR 23, 2023

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

APR 8, 2023

M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

MAY 8, 2023

The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy

JUN 2, 2023

Messier 101

JUL 12, 2023

Rings and Bar of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

JUL 20, 2023

M64: The Black Eye Galaxy Close Up

AUG 29, 2023

Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Webb

SEP 25, 2023

Arp 142: The Hummingbird Galaxy

JAN 1, 2024

NGC 1232: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

FEB 6, 2024

NGC 1566: A Spiral Galaxy from Webb and Hubble

FEB 15, 2024

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

JUN 6, 2024

NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge

JUL 26, 2024

Facing NGC 6946

SEP 8, 2024

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

OCT 9, 2024

M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center