A stunning collection of six galaxies, captured by amateur astronomers at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The image showcases a variety of galaxy types, including spiral galaxies like M61 and NGC 4725, and the irregular galaxy NGC 4449. Pink regions highlight star-forming areas within the galaxies. The galaxies featured are M61, NGC 4449, NGC 4725, NGC 5068, NGC 5247, and NGC 5775/5774.

Astronomy Picture from 18/06/2005

Visitors' Galaxy Gallery

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050618.html


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