Meet NGC 2903: a nearby barred spiral with a calm core and a bright star-forming heart—history, science, and observing tips inside.
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J0107a – The Galaxy That Shouldn’t Exist - There was a time when the universe was young, impatient, chaotic. Yet in that primordial era of dust... myscrappydays.com/news.php?slu... #J0107a #Earlyuniversegalaxy #Spiralgalaxy #Barredspiralgalaxy #Cosmicanomaly #JamesWebbgalaxy #ALMAgalaxy
A high-resolution telescopic image of Messier 109, a barred spiral galaxy seen face-on with a distinct central bar and tightly wound spiral arms. The galaxy glows with a soft bluish hue and appears near the lower center of the frame. Bright foreground stars with diffraction spikes dot the scene. In the upper right, the glare from the nearby bright star Phecda is visible. Three smaller, faint bluish galaxies — UGC 6969, UGC 6940, and UGC 6923 — appear scattered around the frame and may be satellite galaxies of M109.
📸 Messier 109
📅 June 27, 2025
📷 Robert Eder
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Stunning image of NGC 1365, a barred spiral galaxy 60 million light-years away in the Fornax constellation. Its vibrant spiral arms, reddish star-forming regions, and obscuring dust lanes are visible, centered around a supermassive black hole. The galaxy's prominent bar plays a crucial role in its evolution.
Astronomy Picture from 22/12/2022
NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221222.html
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Stunning image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365, located 60 million light-years away in the Fornax constellation. Its prominent bar fuels star formation and feeds a supermassive black hole at its core. The image showcases vibrant star-forming regions and intricate dust lanes.
Astronomy Picture from 28/03/2007
NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070328.html
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Stunning image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 613, located 65 million light-years away in the Sculptor constellation. Captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, this image reveals the galaxy's intricate spiral arms, cosmic dust clouds, star-forming regions, and central bar. The presence of a massive black hole at its center is indicated by radio emission. A bright star is visible in the upper left corner.
Astronomy Picture from 01/10/2005
NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap051001.html
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