Directory ยท Galaxies
Galaxies
From our home galaxy to the bright spirals beyond the Local Group. Each field note covers what we measure, what we still model, and where to read the original research.
The Local Group
The Milky WayGalaxy field noteOur barred spiral home: 100,000 light-years across and at least a hundred billion stars.
The Andromeda GalaxyGalaxy field noteOur nearest large galactic neighbour, 2.5 million light-years away, heading toward us.
The Triangulum GalaxyGalaxy field noteThe Local Group's third-largest spiral, seen face-on, with the giant star-forming region NGC 604.
The Large Magellanic CloudGalaxy field noteThe Milky Way's brightest satellite, home to the Tarantula Nebula and supernova 1987A.