The Galaxy Gallery,
taken with Fresno State's Campus Observatory

NGC 891, edge-on galaxy 
in Cassiopeia
NGC 891, edge-on galaxy in Cassiopeia
,
full-color (L 5 x 600s, R 600s, G 600s, B 2 x 960s) AO-7/ST-7XE image at f/6.3 by F. Ringwald, processed by Aaron Hathaway.

M51, the Whirlpool galaxy
M51, the Whirlpool galaxy
, 48x30-s ST-8 exposures at f/6.3 by Dave Reynolds and John Prigge.

M104, the Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo
M104, the Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo
, 48x30-s ST-8 exposures at f/10 by John Prigge and Dave Reynolds.
3C 273, quasar in Virgo
3C 273 (the blue one in the center), quasar in Virgo
, full-color (L 25x15s, R 5x15s, G 5x15s, B 9x15s) ST-9XE image at f/6.3 by F. Ringwald. This is the most luminous and most distant object shown on this page, at over 667 Mpc, or 2.2 billion light-years.
M33, the Pinwheel Galaxy in 
Triangulum
M33, the Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum
, full-color (L 11x600s, R 5x600s, G 5x600s, B 8 x 600s) ST-9XE image through the 70mm gudescope at f/5.7 by F. Ringwald, processed by Jeraldo Martinez.
M32, dwarf elliptical galaxy in Andromeda
M32, dwarf elliptical galaxy in Andromeda
, satellite of M31, full-color (L 11x600s, R 5x600s, G 5x600s, B 9 x 600s) ST-9XE image at f/6.3 by F. Ringwald, processed by David Baer.

NGC 4567/8, colliding galaxies in the Virgo
Cluster
NGC 4567/8, colliding galaxies in the Virgo Cluster
, 20x30-s ST-8 exposures at f/6.3 by F. Ringwald.

M31, the 
Great Galaxy in Andromeda
M31, the Great Galaxy in Andromeda
, full-color (L 9x180s, R 5x180s, G 5x180s, B 9x180s) ST-9XE image through the 70-mm guidescope at f/5.7 by F. Ringwald, processed by Ashton Ellis.

NGC 5128, active galaxy in
Centaurus
NGC 5128, active galaxy in Centaurus
30x30-s ST-8 exposures at f/6.3 by F. Ringwald.
M63, the Sunflower Galaxy in Virgo
M63, the Sunflower Galaxy in Virgo
, 48x30-s ST-8 exposures at f/10 by John Prigge and Dave Reynolds.

The Virgo Cluster of 
galaxies
The Virgo Cluster of galaxies
, centered on M86, 50 million light-years distant, 6x600-s ST-9XE exposures shown as a negative image, taken through the 70-mm guidescope at f/5.7 by F. Ringwald.
M109, barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
M109, barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
, 36x30-s ST-8 exposures at f/6.3 by F. Ringwald.
M82, the prototype starburst galaxy
M82, the prototype starburst galaxy
, 30x20-s ST-8 exposures at f/10 with the IR-suppressor (clear) filter by F. Ringwald.

M82, the prototype starburst galaxy
M82, the prototype starburst galaxy
, same as previous, but also unsharp masked.
NGC 4565
Edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 4565
, 49x30-s ST-8 exposures at f6.3 by F. Ringwald.

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