THE FIRST SCENES
Whirlpool Galaxy M51 Deepsky in Spring
--Scenic spots in spring sky
178 images displayed, Last updated on Dec 6, 2009

We can appreciate no flows of the Milky Way in spring skies. And few celestial objects are scattered suitable for compact binoculars.
  But there are uncountable far and far galaxies beyond our home Galaxy because spring skies include no inner-galactic gaseous matter obstructing dimmed galaxies. Although it might be needed telescopes to enjoy seeing them, a season of spring is most suitable for observing various figures of galaxy's individualities.

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Galaxies in Spring Part 1 (Northern Area)
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  Almost all of scenic spots in spring skies are outer galaxies. So I've listed them by grouping into two sections of northern and southern areas.
  Many galaxies scattered in northern skies are floating about 10 to 20 millions light years away, comparatively close to us. It's one of characteristics that you can enjoy them only with small-sized telescopes. Some of them have unique shapes and various nicknames like Pinwheel Nebula (M101) and Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) around the Big Dipper, Black-eye Galaxy (M64) in Coma Berenices, and so on.
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M51(Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 63+13KB
M63(Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 59KB
M64(Black-eye Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 70KB
M81, M82(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1760mm, 66KB (Consists of 2 images)
M94(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 46KB
M101(Pinwheel Nebula in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 54+16KB (Consists of 2 images)
NGC5866(M102, Galaxy in Draco), f=1278mm, 35KB
M106(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 65+16KB
M108(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 50KB (Consists of 2 images)
M109(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 46KB
NGC2366(Galaxy in Camelopardalis), f=1600mm, 60KB
NGC2403(Galaxy in Camelopardalis), f=1278mm, 68KB
NGC2541(Galaxy in Lynx), f=1600mm, 55KB
NGC2683(Galaxy in Lynx), f=1600mm, 59KB
NGC2685(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 44KB
NGC2742, NGC2768(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=742mm, 59KB
NGC2787(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 46KB
NGC2841(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 42KB
Around NGC2857(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 42KB
NGC2859(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 53KB
NGC3079(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 61KB
NGC3184(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 64KB
NGC3198(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 62KB
NGC3310(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 55KB
NGC3344(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1000mm, 62KB
NGC3432(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 35KB
NGC3718, NGC3729 & HCG56(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 54KB
NGC3945(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 60KB
NGC3953(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 49KB
NGC4005 Group(Galaxy Group in Leo), f=1600mm, 57KB
NGC4051(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 49KB
NGC4088(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 33KB
NGC4111(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 37KB
NGC4125(Galaxy in Draco), f=1600mm, 43KB
NGC4157(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=2500mm, 34KB
NGC4214(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 43KB
NGC4217(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 38KB
NGC4236(Galaxy in Draco), f=1600mm, 43KB
NGC4244(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1000mm, 69KB
Around NGC4274(Galaxies in Coma Berenices), f=1000mm, 71KB
NGC4298, NGC4302(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 55KB
NGC4395(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1000mm, 64KB
NGC4449(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 73KB
NGC4490(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 54KB
NGC4559(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 59KB
NGC4565(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 43KB
NGC4631, NGC4656(Galaxies in Canes Venatici), f=1000mm, 58KB
NGC4725(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 54KB
NGC5005, NGC5033(Galaxies in Canes Venatici), f=1000mm, 52KB
NGC5371 & HCG68(Galaxy & Compact Group in Canes Venatici), f=1000mm, 48KB
NGC5394, NGC5395(Galaxies in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 47KB
NGC5474(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 42KB
NGC5905, NGC5908(Galaxies in Draco), f=1600mm, 42KB
NGC5907(Galaxy in Draco), f=1600mm, 46KB
Around NGC5982(Galaxies in Draco), f=1600mm, 48KB
NGC6015(Galaxy in Draco), f=1760mm, 60KB
IC983(Galaxy in Bootes), f=1600mm, 39KB
IC2574(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 57KB
Superthin Galaxy(UGC9242 in Bootes), f=1600mm, 46KB
Abell 779(Galaxy Cluster in Lynx), f=1600mm, 51KB
Abell 1185(Galaxy Cluster in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 55KB
Coma Cluster, f=1000mm, 67KB
Abell 1795(Galaxy Cluster in Bootes), f=1760mm, 65KB
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Galaxies in Spring Part 2 (Southern Area)
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  This section shows you galaxies distributed in the southern skies in spring. The Virgo Cluster, that extends over Virgo and Coma Berenices and contains some thousands of galaxies, is the closest galactic cluster to us. And you can enjoy some other bright galaxies of M65 & M66 in Leo on the west side of Virgo Cluster, the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) in southern part of Virgo, and so on.
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M49(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 60KB
M58(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 65KB
M59 & M60(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 55KB
M61(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 65KB
M65,M66,NGC3628(Galaxies in Leo), f=742mm, 74+18KB (Consists of 3 images)
M83(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 56KB
M84 & M86(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 47KB
M85(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 52KB
M87(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 52KB
M88(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 54KB
M89(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 51KB
M90(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 55KB
NGC4548(M91, Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 61KB
M95, M96(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 58KB
M98(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 48KB
M99(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 60KB
M100(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 73KB
M104(Sombrero Nebula in Virgo), f=1600mm, 59+13KB
Around M105(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 46KB
NGC2775(Galaxy in Cancer), f=1600mm, 54KB
NGC2784(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1000mm, 56KB
NGC2835(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1000mm, 62KB
NGC2903(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 50KB
Around NGC2911(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 69KB
NGC2964 & NGC2968(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 56KB
NGC2992, NGC2993(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 57KB
NGC3068(Galaxy in Leo), f=1760mm, 63KB
NGC3115(Spindle Galaxy in Sextans), f=1600mm, 52KB
NGC3166, NGC3169(Galaxies in Sextans), f=1600mm, 42KB
Around NGC3190(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 56KB
NGC3226, NGC3227(Galaxies in Leo), f=1760mm, 66KB
NGC3239(Galaxy in Leo), f=1760mm, 62KB
NGC3254(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1760mm, 59KB
Antlia Cluster, f=1000mm, 73KB
Hydra I Cluster, f=1600mm, 47KB
NGC3338(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 47KB
NGC3395, NGC3396(Galaxies in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 47KB
NGC3511, NGC3513(Galaxies in Crater), f=1600mm, 67KB
NGC3521(Galaxy in Leo), f=1760mm, 61KB
NGC3607, NGC3608(Galaxis in Leo), f=2500mm, 49KB
NGC3621(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 54KB
NGC3640(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 48KB
NGC3672(Galaxy in Crater), f=1600mm, 61KB
Around NGC3684(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 46KB
Copeland's Septet(Galactic Group in Leo), f=1600mm, 61KB
NGC4027(Galaxy in Corvus), f=1600mm, 54KB
NGC4038, NGC4039(The Antennae in Corvus), f=1600mm, 58KB+34KB
NGC4123, NGC4116(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1760mm, 60KB
NGC4216(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 52KB
NGC4340, NGC4350(Galaxies in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 49KB
Around NGC4438(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 55KB
Around NGC4442(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 51KB
NGC4450(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 65KB
NGC4536(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 51KB
NGC4567, NGC4568(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1000mm, 71KB
Around NGC4654(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1000mm, 67KB
NGC4676(The Mice in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 54KB
NGC4697, NGC4699(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1800mm, 42KB
NGC4710(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 68KB
NGC4731(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1760mm, 54KB
NGC4753(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 55KB
NGC4754, NGC4762(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 57KB
Around NGC4958(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1000mm, 51KB
NGC5018, NGC5022(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 54KB
NGC5044 Group(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 39KB
NGC5078, NGC5101(Galaxies in Hydra), f=1600mm, 51KB
NGC5084(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 54KB
NGC5102(Galaxy in Centaurus), f=1000mm, 70KB
NGC5128(Galaxy in Centaurus), f=1000mm, 61KB
Around NGC5221(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 56KB
NGC5248(Galaxy in Bootes), f=1000mm, 74KB
NGC5253(Galaxy in Centaurus), f=1600mm, 50KB
NGC5363, NGC5364(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 37KB
NGC5416 Group(Galaxy Group in Bootes), f=1600mm, 55KB
NGC5426, NGC5427(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 39KB
NGC5566(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 55KB
Around NGC5576(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 49KB
Around NGC5746(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 59KB
Around NGC5846(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1000mm, 61KB
Abell 1367(Galaxy Cluster in Leo), f=1600mm, 42KB
Shapley8(Galaxy Cluster in Centaurus), f=1600mm, 54KB
HCG40(Compact Galaxy Group in Hydra), f=1600mm, 65KB
ESO510-13(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 46KB
Leo I(Galaxy in Leo), f=530mm, 55KB
Leo II(Galaxy in Leo), f=1000mm, 77KB
QSO 3C273(Quasar in Virgo), f=530mm, 38KB+13KB
The Virgo Cluster, f=300mm, 64KB Includes Super-Wide Image !
Markarian's chain(Galaxy group in Virgo), f=530mm, 50KB
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Inner-Galactic Objects in Spring
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  These pictures have been captured Nebulae and Star Clusters in our Galaxy. The spring skies hardly include inter-stellar gaseous matters because the field is far from the Milky Way, so you cannot at all appreciate diffused and/or dark nebulae.
  You can see some of planetary nebulae formed by dead stars, globular clusters distributed in the Halo region of the Galaxy, and some huge and near open clusters like the Praesepe (M44) in Cancer and Mel.111 in Coma Berenices.
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M40(Double star in Ursa Major), f=1278mm, 40KB
Planetary Nebulae
M97(Owl Nebula in Ursa Major), f=1800mm, 52KB (Consists of 2 images)
NGC3132(Planetary Nebula in Vela), f=1600mm, 45KB
Jupiter Nebula(NGC3242 in Hydra), f=1800mm, 40KB
NGC4361(Planetary Nebula in Corvus), f=1600mm, 51KB
PK164+31.1(Planetary Nebula in Lynx), f=742mm, 78KB
PK238+34.1(Planetary Nebula in Hydra), f=1600mm, 50KB

Open Clusters
M44(The Praesepe, Cancer), f=200mm tele, 47KB
M48(Open Cluster in Hydra), f=360mm, 61KB
M67(Open Cluster in Cancer), f=530mm, 59KB
Mel.111(Open Cluster in Coma Berenices), f=165mm tele, 56KB

Globular Clusters
M3(Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 38KB
M53(Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 56KB
M68(Globular Cluster in Hydra), f=1278mm, 47KB
Intergalactic Wanderer(NGC2419 in Lynx), f=2500mm, 39KB
NGC4147(Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices), f=1000mm, 64KB
NGC5053(Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 45KB
Omega Cluster(NGC5139 in Centaurus), f=530mm, 43KB
NGC5466(Globular Cluster in Bootes), f=1278mm, 68KB
NGC5694(Globular Cluster in Hydra), f=1600mm, 31KB

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