G A L A C T I C R I M
edge-on views of our galaxy and others
View toward the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The distinction between the disk and the bulge is unmistakable, as is the apparent dissolution of structure into the random scatter of our local starfield. Image credit: NASA & the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE). |
Edge-on view of Galaxy NGC 4565, which closely resembles the COBE image of the Milky Way. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech |
NGC 2654 |
NGC 7814 |
NGC 2683 |
NGC 3628 |
Images by David W. Hogg, Michael R. Blanton, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Collaboration
copyright 2005 David W. Hogg
See also Barred Spirals and Rings.
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All text is copyright Raymond Harris 2006-2009. Image credits appear in the accompanying captions. |