Deep-sky objects have some creative nicknames, but what’s up with the Deer Lick Group? In the 1980s, amateur astronomer Tom Lorenzin was observing in the mountains of North Carolina, at the Deerlick ...

This indescribably beautiful sight shows a large spiral galaxy, dubbed NGC 7331, along with several background galaxies that invade the shot. Some of them can be found approximately 10 times father ...

The spiral galaxy NGC 7331, in Pegasus, can be seen with small telescopes under dark skies as a faint fuzzy spot. It is an island universe similar to our own Galaxy (or maybe somewhat larger) and ...

What would our Milky Way galaxy look like if we could travel outside it and snap a picture? It might look a lot like a new image by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of a spiral galaxy called NGC ...

An image of a dwarf elliptical galaxy satellite of the spiral galaxy NGC 7331, a galaxy similar to the Milky Way's companion, the great Andromeda galaxy M31. This image shows the same exposure, but ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The galaxy in the photograph, NGC 7331, is sometimes known as the Milky Way's twin. It's 40 million light years from where we spin in ...

The article provides four downloadable finder charts to aid in locating various galaxies visible from dark sky locations. Featured galaxies include Andromeda (M31), Pinwheel (M33), and NGC 891, ...

It can usually only be seen as a faint fuzzy spot through the average telescope, but these stunning images show just how magnificent the spiral galaxy NGC 7331 can be. The galaxy is around 50million ...

The spiral galaxy NGC 7331 [ right ] has sometimes been referred to as a twin of the Milky Way due to its similar size and shape. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning ...