Galaxy OriginsFamous galaxies
The galaxies everyone knows.
22 of the best-known galaxies in the sky, from the Whirlpool to the Sombrero, each available as a single framed print from a telescope photograph. Once one is taken, it is not offered again.
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Whirlpool GalaxyM51 · NGC 5194SABb · in Canes Venatici · light 22 million years old
A face-on spiral pulling at its smaller companion, NGC 5195. One of the most photographed galaxies in the sky.From $1,090
Sunflower GalaxyM63 · NGC 5055Sbc · in Canes Venatici · light 24 million years old
A flocculent spiral: short, patchy arms rather than two long ones, like the seeds of a sunflower.From $1,090
Black Eye GalaxyM64 · NGC 4826SABa · in Coma Berenices · light 20 million years old
A band of dark dust lies in front of its bright nucleus, which gives it its name.From $1,090
Phantom GalaxyM74 · NGC 628Sc · in Pisces · light 32 million years old
A near-perfect face-on spiral with two clean, open arms.From $1,090
Southern Pinwheel GalaxyM83 · NGC 5236Sc · in Hydra · light 24 million years old
A barred spiral, among the brightest and nearest of its kind.From $1,090
Cat's Eye GalaxyM94 · NGC 4736SABa · in Canes Venatici · light 15 million years old
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Sombrero GalaxyM104 · NGC 4594Sa · in Virgo · light 52 million years old
Seen almost edge-on: a brilliant bulge cut through by a dark lane of dust.From $1,090
Surfboard GalaxyM108 · NGC 3556Sc · in Ursa Major · light 34 million years old
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M58 (NGC 4579)NGC 4579Sb · in Virgo · light 73 million years old
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M61 (NGC 4303)NGC 4303Sbc · in Virgo · light 75 million years old
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M65 (NGC 3623)NGC 3623Sa · in Leo · light 39 million years old
One of the Leo Triplet, three spirals seen together in a single field.From $1,090
M66 (NGC 3627)NGC 3627Sb · in Leo · light 35 million years old
The brightest of the Leo Triplet, its arms distorted by its neighbours.From $1,090
M77 (NGC 1068)NGC 1068Sb · in Cetus · light 55 million years old
Its centre is unusually bright and active, powered by gas falling towards a supermassive black hole.From $1,090
M85 (NGC 4382)NGC 4382S0-a · in Coma Berenices · light 35 million years old
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M88 (NGC 4501)NGC 4501Sb · in Coma Berenices · light 109 million years old
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M91 (NGC 4548)NGC 4548Sb · in Coma Berenices · light 23 million years old
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M95 (NGC 3351)NGC 3351Sb · in Leo · light 37 million years old
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M96 (NGC 3368)NGC 3368Sab · in Leo · light 43 million years old
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M99 (NGC 4254)NGC 4254Sc · in Coma Berenices · light 115 million years old
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M100 (NGC 4321)NGC 4321SABb · in Coma Berenices · light 76 million years old
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M106 (NGC 4258)NGC 4258Sbc · in Canes Venatici · light 22 million years old
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M109 (NGC 3992)NGC 3992Sbc · in Ursa Major · light 50 million years old
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Questions
Are these real photographs?
Yes. Each print is made from a telescope photograph of that galaxy, resolved and graded for print, with the credit printed on the artwork.
Why can each galaxy only be bought once?
Every galaxy in the collection is assigned once. When it is taken, its page stays, but it is no longer offered.
What does the M number mean?
It is the galaxy's number in the catalogue Charles Messier published in the 18th century. The NGC number comes from the New General Catalogue of 1888.