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      • M2
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      • M56
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      • NGC 6934
      • NGC 7006
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      • NGC 869 and NGC 884 – Perseus Double Cluster
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      • Galaxy Cluster ACO 262
      • Galaxy Cluster ACO 347
      • Galaxy Cluster ACO 426
      • M87 – Virgo A
      • Markarian’s Chain with M84, M86, and M87
      • NGC 1272, NGC 1275 – The Perseus Cluster
      • NGC 3613, NGC 3619, and NGC 3625
      • NGC 3998
      • NGC 4889 and other galaxies in Coma Berenices
      • PGC 2641182
    • Irregular Galaxies
      • M82 – Cigar Galaxy
      • NGC 2366 and NGC 2363
      • NGC 4449
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      • IC 342
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      • M65, M66, and NGC 3628 – The Leo Triplet
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      • NGC 2775
      • NGC 2841
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      • NGC 4244 – Silver Needle Galaxy
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      • NGC 4565 (C38) – Needle Galaxy
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      • NGC 5005
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      • IC 434 – Horsehead Nebula
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      • Sh 2-261 – Lower’s Nebula
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      • IC 5146 – Cocoon Nebula
      • IC 59 and IC 63 – Gamma Cassiopeia Nebula
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      • NGC 1491
      • NGC 1499 – California Nebula
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      • M97 – Owl Nebula
      • NGC 1501
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      • NGC 1977 – Running Man Nebula
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      • M78
      • NGC 7023 – Iris Nebula
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Elliptical Galaxies

NGC 2775

Elliptical galaxies have smooth, featureless light distributions and appear as ellipses in images.

Click on the pictures below for more information and additional photos.

Galaxy Cluster ACO 262
Galaxy Cluster ACO 262
Galaxy cluster ACO 347
Galaxy Cluster ACO 347
Galaxy Cluster ACO 426
Galaxy Cluster ACO 426
Markarian's chain, M84, M86
Markarian’s Chain with M84, M86, and M87
M87
M87, Virgo A, or NGC 4486
NGC 1275, Perseus A
Perseus Cluster with NGC 1272 and NGC 1275
NGC 3613, NGC 3619, and NGC 3625
NGC 3613, NGC 3619, and NGC 3625
NGC 3998
NGC 3998
NGC 4889 and other galaxies in Coma Berenices
NGC 4889 in Coma Berenices
PGC 2641182
PGC 2641182

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