Galaxy Collection (#3)

The Origin of the Milky Way, ca. 1575. Artist: Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)
The Origin of the Milky Way, ca. 1575. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Artist: William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, this was the first galaxy to be recognised as having a spiral structure

Gravitational lens in CL0024+1654 Artist: W Collet
Gravitational lens in CL0024+1654. A gravitational lens occurs when light from a very distant, bright source (such as a quasar) is bent around a massive object (such as a galaxy)

Andromeda Galaxy. Infrared image made by IRAS (Infrared Astronomical Satellite). A spiral galaxy, and the nearest neighbour to our own Milky Way

Spiral galaxy (M 51) in Canes Venatici, 1910. Photograph taken at Mount Wilson Observatory, California, USA. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy

Infra-red view of constellation of Orion. CREDIT: NASA

Spiral galaxy viewed edge on. Photograph. CREDIT: US Naval Observatory

Spiral Galaxy M81 in constallation of Ursa Minor. This galaxy about is 12 million light years from Earth. Photograph. CREDIT: NASA

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