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Keywords: distance scale, spiral galaxy
![Совершенная спираль](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2021/08/16/0001754670/m74_APOD1024.preview.jpg)
13.08.2021
If not perfect then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe of about 100 billion stars, 32 million light-years away toward the constellation Pisces, M74 presents a gorgeous face-on view.
![Галактики в Пегасе](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2020/10/15/0001701962/NGC7331eder_1024.preview.jpg)
15.10.2020
This sharp telescopic view reveals galaxies scattered beyond the stars of the Milky Way, at the northern boundary of the high-flying constellation Pegasus. Prominent at the upper right is NGC 7331. A mere...
![Вертикальное магнитное поле NGC 5775](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2021/01/27/0001723242/NGC5775_NraoEnglish_1080.preview.jpg)
27.01.2021
How far do magnetic fields extend up and out of spiral galaxies? For decades astronomers knew only that some spiral galaxies had magnetic fields. However, after NRAO's Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope...
![Мессье 101](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2021/11/27/0001788771/M101_hst1280.preview.jpg)
27.11.2021
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is one of the last entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog, but definitely not one of the least. About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way.
![Раскручивая M51](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2020/08/26/0001689812/M51Unwound_crop600.preview.jpg)
21.08.2020
The arms of a grand design spiral galaxy 60,000 light-years across are unwound in this digital transformation of the magnificent 2005 Hubble Space Telescope portrait of M51. In fact...
![NGC 6814: галактика с регулярным спиральным узором от телескопа им.Хаббла](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2020/08/17/0001687317/NGC6814_HubbleSchmidt_960.preview.jpg)
16.08.2020
In the center of this serene stellar swirl is likely a harrowing black-hole beast. The surrounding swirl sweeps around billions of stars which are highlighted by the brightest and bluest. The breadth and beauty of the display give the swirl the designation of a grand design spiral galaxy.
![Сверхновая в NGC 2525](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2020/10/23/0001703617/STScI_NGC2525_955x1024.preview.jpg)
23.10.2020
Big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy NGC 2525 lies 70 million light-years from the Milky Way. It shines in Earth's night sky within the boundaries of the southern constellation Puppis. About 60,000 light-years...
![NGC 7814: Маленькое Сомбреро со сверхновой](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2021/07/29/0001750999/NGC7814withSN2021rhuChart32_1024.preview.jpg)
22.07.2021
Point your telescope toward the high flying constellation Pegasus and you can find this expanse of Milky Way stars and distant galaxies. NGC 7814 is centered in the pretty field of view that would almost be covered by a full moon.
![Галактика позади звезд, газа и пыли](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/10/19/0001853156/Ngc7497Cirrus_Trottier_960.preview.jpg)
19.10.2022
Do we dare believe our eyes? When we look at images of space, we often wonder whether they are "real", and just as often the best answer varies. In this case, the scene appears...
![Лицом к NGC 1232](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2024/04/18/0001926874/NGC1232_Eye_of_God_Galaxy_fullsize_2024-03-28_1024.preview.jpg)
18.04.2024
From our vantage point in the Milky Way Galaxy, we see NGC 1232 face-on. Nearly 200,000 light-years across, the big, beautiful spiral galaxy is located some 47 million light-years away in the flowing southern constellation of Eridanus. This sharp, multi-color, telescopic image of NGC 1232 includes remarkable details of the distant island universe.
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