FAULKES TELESCOPE PROJECT

THE FAULKES TELESCOPE PROJECT, AS PART OF LCOGTN, PROVIDES ACCESS TO A GLOBAL NETWORK OF ROBOTIC TELESCOPES FOR RESEARCH BASED SCIENCE EDUCATION.

[The Faulkes Telescope Project Hickson Compact Galaxy Groups > Click Here>]

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Supernova in M51. Supernova 2011dh in the interacting galaxy system M51 (NGC 5194/5195) in the constellation Canes Venatici

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The Helix Nebula NGC 7294 or Caldwell 63 in Aquarius. It is a large planetary nebula about 700 light years from Earth.

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The Eagle Nebula M16 in the constellation Serpens imaged with the new larger field camera on the Faulkes Telescope North. RGB X 180 seconds exposure.

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The Crab Nebula M1 – A supernova remnant from the year 1054 in the constellation Taurus

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NGC 6992- Part of the Veil (supernova remnant) nebula taken through Hydrogen-alpha and OIII filters

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Omega Nebula M17 – NGC 6618 – Through Hydrogen-alpha and ultraviolet filters

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Trifid Nebula M20 – NGC 6514 – through hydrogen-alpha, OIII and ultraviolet filters

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Hickson Compact Group 95 (ARP 150 / NGC 7609)

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IC 4769 in Pavo, 200 Mlyrs distant and part of galaxy cluster Abell S0805

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IC 1296 and M57

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NGC 4921 in the Coma galaxy cluster. A low surface brightness spiral galaxy with very few star forming regions. Note the many distant galaxies in the background. NGC 4923 is lower left.

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Previously classed as an irregular galaxy. Cigar shaped M82 is known to have 2 symmetric spiral arms . This starburst galaxy tidally distorted by its pass to the close spiral M81 is 12 million light years from Earth. It also has a ‘Supergalactic’ wind emanating from its core.

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A star forming region NGC 2080 in the LMC galaxy. The nebula is 168,000 light years from Earth.

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The Southern Ring Galaxy ESO34-IG11 at a distance of 300 million light years.

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Face on spiral NGC 70 making a triangle with two elliptical galaxies. A small group of galaxies lying 300 million light years away.

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The heart of the dusty spiral galaxy NGC 253 in Sculptor.

FAULKES TELESCOPE GALLERY OF INTERACTING GALAXY PAIRS, COLLIDING AND TIDALLY WARPED GALAXIES

NGC 520 A pair of galaxies in collision. At 100 million light years from Earth, this object is also catalogued as ARP 157.

Polar Ring galaxy NGC 660 at 24 million light years away. The small face on spiral (left) is 1.2 billion light years distant.

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NGC 772

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NGC 1275 A cD galaxy at the heart of the Perseus cluster 235 million light years away. Dust lanes and star forming regions are from an edge on galaxy at least 200,000 light years in front of NGC 1275.

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NGC 613 A spiral galaxy with tidally warped arms.

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Close pair NGC 2207 with IC 2163

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The ‘Antennae’ colliding galaxies (NGC 4038/9) at 45 million light years away are our closest pair of this type. Lying in the constellation of Corvus, the galaxies are a treat for anyone with a medium to large telescope.

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NGC 4038/9

NGC 5078

NGC 1365

NGC 6872

UGC 2885

NGC 5068

HOAG’S Object

NGC 5128 ( Centaurus A ) A lenticular galaxy in the midst of devouring a spiral galaxy, with intense star formation, this radio system is 14 million light years away.