FAULKES TELESCOPE PROJECT

THE FAULKES PROJECT, AS PART OF LCOGTN, PROVIDES ACCESS TO

A GLOBAL NETWORK OF ROBOTIC TELESCOPES FOR RESEARCH BASED

SCIENCE EDUCATION.

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IC 1296 and M57

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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.

NGC 5090 & NGC 5091

FAULKES TELESCOPE CENTAURUS GALAXY CLUSTER PROJECT

Galaxies from the Centaurus galaxy cluster. An imaging survey of the

Centaurus galaxy cluster using the Faulkes South Telescope ( FTS ) in

Australia.

CENTAURUS GALAXY CLUSTER

NGC 4744

NGC 4575

NGC 4645A

NGC 4696

NGC 4650A

NGC 4603

NGC 4709

NGC 4650

NGC 4622

FAULKES TELESCOPE ETA CARINAE NEBULA MOSAIC IN

HYDROGEN ALPHA LIGHT

THE PILLARS OF CREATION

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