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THE FIRST SCENES
Whirlpool Galaxy M51 Deepsky in Spring
--Scenic spots in spring sky
290 images displayed, Last updated on May 19, 2024

We can appreciate no flows of the Milky Way in spring skies. And few celestial objects are scattered suitable for compact binoculars.
  But there are uncountable far and far galaxies beyond our home Galaxy because spring skies include no inner-galactic gaseous matter obstructing dimmed galaxies. Although it might be needed telescopes to enjoy seeing them, a season of spring is most suitable for observing various figures of galaxy's individualities.

I've added "SPLENDID !" marks in especially magnificent objects. Check those without forgetting !
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     .....Objects with this mark include pages of spectral profiles taken with a spectrometer.

Galaxies in Spring Part 1 (Northern Area)
To Preview of Galaxies(Part 1)
  Almost all of scenic spots in spring skies are outer galaxies. So I've listed them by grouping into two sections of northern and southern areas.
  Many galaxies scattered in northern skies are floating about 10 to 20 millions light years away, comparatively close to us. It's one of characteristics that you can enjoy them only with small-sized telescopes. Some of them have unique shapes and various nicknames like Pinwheel Nebula (M101) and Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) around the Big Dipper, Black-eye Galaxy (M64) in Coma Berenices, and so on.
To Sky map in Spring

  Galaxies Part 1 ↓ Galaxies Part 2 ↓ Inner-Galactic Objects

M51(Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 112+13KB
M63(Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 92KB
M64(Black-eye Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 68KB
M81, M82(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 739KB
M94(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 82KB
M101(Pinwheel Nebula in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 426+107KB (Consists of 2 images)
NGC5866(M102, Galaxy in Draco), f=1600mm, 50KB
Around M106 & NGC4217(Galaxies in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 1043KB
M108(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 90KB (Consists of 2 images)
M109(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 67KB
NGC2336, IC467(Galaxies in Camelopardalis), f=1278mm, 73KB
NGC2340 Group (Galaxy Group in Lynx), f=1600mm, 126KB
NGC2366(Galaxy in Camelopardalis), f=1600mm, 174KB
NGC2403(Galaxy in Camelopardalis), f=1600mm, 589KB
NGC2444, NGC2445(Arp 143, Galaxies in Lynx), f=1600mm, 126KB
NGC2537, IC2233(Galaxies in Lynx), f=1600mm, 172KB
NGC2541(Galaxy in Lynx), f=1600mm, 103KB
NGC2654(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 117KB
NGC2683(Galaxy in Lynx), f=1600mm, 212KB
NGC2685(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 98KB
NGC2742, NGC2768(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 107KB
NGC2782(Arp 215, Galaxy in Lynx), f=1600mm, 126KB
NGC2787(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 112KB
Around NGC2805(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 162KB
NGC2841(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 102KB
Around NGC2857(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 126KB
NGC2859(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 139KB
NGC3003(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 68KB
NGC3079(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 88KB
NGC3184(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 94KB
NGC3198(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 87KB
NGC3310(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 181KB
NGC3319(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 116KB
NGC3344(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=2500mm, 309KB
NGC3359(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 121KB
NGC3432(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 66KB
Arp205(NGC3448, Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 131KB
NGC3486(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 109KB
Around NGC3619(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 115KB
NGC3631(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 79KB
NGC3642(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 66KB
NGC3675(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=2500mm, 87KB
Arp299(NGC3690 & IC694, Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 127KB
NGC3718, NGC3729 & HCG56(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 119KB
NGC3726(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 59KB
Around NGC3733, NGC3756, Abell 1318(Galaxies & Galaxy Cluster in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 191KB
NGC3877(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 153KB
Around NGC3898, Abell 1377(Galaxies & Galaxy Cluster in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 107KB
NGC3938(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 67KB
NGC3945(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 94KB
NGC3953(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 119KB
Around NGC3972(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 115KB
NGC4005 Group(Galaxy Group in Leo), f=1600mm, 82KB
NGC4036, NGC4041(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=2500mm, 46KB
NGC4051(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 103KB
NGC4088(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 112KB
NGC4096(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 109KB
NGC4100(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 106KB
NGC4111(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 89KB
NGC4125(Galaxy in Draco), f=1600mm, 142KB
NGC4136(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 95KB
NGC4145, NGC4151(Galaxies in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 148KB
NGC4157(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 66KB
Around HCG61, Abell 1495(Compact Group & Galaxy Cluster in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 125KB
NGC4214(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 98KB
NGC4236(Galaxy in Draco), f=1600mm, 97KB
NGC4244(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 64KB
Around NGC4274(Galaxies in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 123KB
NGC4298, NGC4302(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 99KB
NGC4393(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 177KB
NGC4395(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 130KB
NGC4448(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 113KB
NGC4449(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 74KB
NGC4490(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 91KB
NGC4494(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 114KB
NGC4559(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 87KB
NGC4565(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 85KB
NGC4631, NGC4656(Galaxies in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 555KB
NGC4725(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 78KB
NGC4747(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 143KB
NGC5005(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 59KB
NGC5023(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 107KB
NGC5033(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 122KB
NGC5204(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 144KB
Around NGC5216, NGC5218(Arp104, Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 93KB
NGC5297(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 150KB
NGC5322(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 121KB
NGC5371 & HCG68(Galaxy & Compact Group in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 464KB
Around NGC5389(Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 113KB
NGC5394, NGC5395(Galaxies in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 105KB
NGC5474(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 144KB
NGC5529(Galaxy in Bootes), f=1600mm, 152KB
NGC5585(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 71KB
Around NGC5899(Galaxies in Bootes), f=1600mm, 127KB
NGC5905, NGC5908(Galaxies in Draco), f=1600mm, 137KB
NGC5907(Galaxy in Draco), f=1600mm, 123KB
NGC5963, NGC5965(Galaxies in Draco), f=1600mm, 155KB
Around NGC5982(Galaxies in Draco), f=1600mm, 123KB
NGC5987(Galaxy in Draco), f=1600mm, 95KB
NGC6015(Galaxy in Draco), f=1600mm, 123KB
IC983(Galaxy in Bootes), f=1600mm, 123KB
IC2574(Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 123KB
IC4182(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 112KB
UGC4305(Holmberg II, Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 114KB
UGC7698(Galaxy in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 122KB
Superthin Galaxy(UGC9242 in Bootes), f=1600mm, 109KB
Ursa Minor Dwarf(UGC9749), f=530mm, 711KB
Arp 148(Mayall's Object, Galaxy in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 110KB
Abell 569(Galaxy Cluster in Lynx), f=1600mm, 137KB
Abell 634 & NGC2549 (Galaxy Cluster & Galaxy in Lynx), f=1600mm, 226KB
Abell 727 & UGC4704(Galaxy Cluster & Galaxy in Lynx), f=1600mm, 129KB
Abell 779(Galaxy Cluster in Lynx), f=1600mm, 157KB
Abell 1185(Galaxy Cluster in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 129KB
Around Abell 1616(Galaxy Cluster & Galaxies in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 197KB
Coma Cluster (Abell 1656), f=530mm, 402KB (Consists of 2pages)
Abell 1775(Galaxy Cluster in Bootes), f=1600mm, 116KB
Abell 1795(Galaxy Cluster in Bootes), f=1600mm, 104KB
  To Other Seasons⇒  Spring Summer Autumn Winter


Galaxies in Spring Part 2 (Southern Area)
To Preview of Galaxies(Part 2)
  This section shows you galaxies distributed in the southern skies in spring. The Virgo Cluster, that extends over Virgo and Coma Berenices and contains some thousands of galaxies, is the closest galactic cluster to us. And you can enjoy some other bright galaxies of M65 & M66 in Leo on the west side of Virgo Cluster, the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) in southern part of Virgo, and so on.
To Sky map in Spring

↑ Galaxies Part 1   Galaxies Part 2 ↓ Inner-Galactic Objects

M49(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 93KB
M58(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 461KB
M59 & M60(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 85KB
M61(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 529KB
M65,M66,NGC3628(Galaxies in Leo), f=530mm, 298+355KB (Consists of 3 images)
M83(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 98KB
M84 & M86(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 645KB
M85(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 433KB
M87(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 89KB
M88(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 75KB
M89(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 78KB
M90(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 77KB
NGC4548(M91, Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 86KB
Around M95, M96 & M105(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 85+41KB
M98(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 141KB
M99(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 356KB
M100(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 587KB
M104(Sombrero Nebula in Virgo), f=1600mm, 74+13KB
NGC2563 Group (Galaxy Group in Cancer), f=1600mm, 108KB
NGC2613(Galaxy in Pyxis), f=1600mm, 97KB
Around NGC2708(Galaxy Group in Hydra), f=1600mm, 127KB
NGC2775(Galaxy in Cancer), f=1600mm, 149KB
NGC2784(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1760mm, 54KB
Around NGC2795(Galaxy Group in Cancer), f=1600mm, 144KB
Around NGC2804, NGC2809(Galaxy Group in Cancer), f=1600mm, 93KB
NGC2835(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 137KB
NGC2872, NGC2874(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 62KB
NGC2903(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 88KB
Around NGC2911(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 149KB
NGC2964 & NGC2968(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 69KB
NGC2992, NGC2993(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 84KB
NGC2997(Galaxy in Antlia), f=1760mm, 70KB
NGC3044(Galaxy in Sextans), f=1600mm, 65KB
NGC3068(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 107KB
NGC3109(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 182KB
NGC3115(Spindle Galaxy in Sextans), f=1600mm, 97KB
NGC3137(Galaxy in Antlia), f=1600mm, 157KB
Around NGC3158(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 86KB
NGC3166, NGC3169(Galaxies in Sextans), f=1600mm, 77KB
Around NGC3190(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 112KB
NGC3200(Galaxies in Hydra), f=1790mm, 61KB
NGC3226, NGC3227(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 147KB
NGC3239(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 110KB
NGC3254(Galaxy in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 80KB
Antlia Cluster, f=1600mm, 98KB
Hydra I Cluster, f=530mm, 729KB
NGC3338(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 109KB
NGC3377(Galaxy in Leo), f=2500mm, 75KB
NGC3395, NGC3396(Galaxies in Leo Minor), f=1600mm, 64KB
Around NGC3447(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 135KB
NGC3511, NGC3513(Galaxies in Crater), f=1600mm, 180KB
NGC3521(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 105KB
NGC3585(Galaxies in Hydra), f=1790mm, 47KB
NGC3596(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 68KB
NGC3607, NGC3608(Galaxis in Leo), f=1600mm, 103KB
NGC3621(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 1113KB
NGC3640(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 114KB
NGC3672(Galaxy in Crater), f=1600mm, 197KB
Around NGC3684(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 101KB
NGC3705(Galaxy in Leo), f=1600mm, 68KB
NGC3717(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 73KB
Copeland's Septet(Galactic Group in Leo), f=1600mm, 102KB
NGC3923(Galaxies in Hydra), f=1790mm, 54KB
NGC3981(Galaxy in Crater), f=1600mm, 111KB
Around NGC4008(Galaxies in Leo), f=1600mm, 117KB
NGC4027(Galaxy in Corvus), f=1600mm, 96KB
NGC4030(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 121KB
NGC4038, NGC4039(The Antennae in Corvus), f=1600mm, 117KB
Around NGC4045, NGC4073(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 114KB
NGC4065 Group(Galaxy group in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 104KB
NGC4123, NGC4116(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 194KB
NGC4216(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 574KB
Around NGC4261(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 152KB
NGC4293(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 91KB
NGC4340, NGC4350(Galaxies in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 138KB
NGC4365(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 81KB
NGC4429(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 116KB
Around NGC4438(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 559KB
Around NGC4442(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 119KB
NGC4450(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 126KB
NGC4517(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 109KB
NGC4526, NGC4535(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 100KB
NGC4527, NGC4536(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 381KB
NGC4567, NGC4568(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 75KB
NGC4592(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 110KB
NGC4636(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 104KB
Around NGC4654(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 127KB
Around NGC4666(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 108KB
NGC4676(The Mice in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 121KB
NGC4689(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 103KB
NGC4697, NGC4699(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 52KB
NGC4710(Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 108KB
NGC4731(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 108KB
NGC4753(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 112KB
NGC4754, NGC4762(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 122KB
NGC4818(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1790mm, 56KB
NGC4866(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 113KB
NGC4939(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 149KB
Around NGC4958(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 98KB
NGC5018, NGC5022(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 107KB
NGC5044 Group(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 106KB
NGC5068(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 115KB
NGC5078, NGC5101(Galaxies in Hydra), f=1600mm, 116KB
NGC5084(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 156KB
NGC5102(Galaxy in Centaurus), f=1000mm, 70KB
NGC5128(Galaxy in Centaurus), f=1600mm, 117KB
NGC5170(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 130KB
Around NGC5221(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 110KB
NGC5247(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 110KB
NGC5248(Galaxy in Bootes), f=1600mm, 162KB
NGC5253(Galaxy in Centaurus), f=1600mm, 50KB
NGC5363, NGC5364(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 104KB
NGC5416 Group(Galaxy Group in Bootes), f=1600mm, 75KB
NGC5426, NGC5427(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 134KB
NGC5566(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 109KB
Around NGC5576(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 128KB
Around NGC5746(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 92KB
Around NGC5846(Galaxies in Virgo), f=1600mm, 104KB
IC1101(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 104KB
IC4351(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1760mm, 68KB
Abell 754(Galaxy Cluster in Hydra), f=1600mm, 141KB
Abell 1142(Galaxy Cluster in Leo), f=1600mm, 113KB
Abell 1367(Galaxy Cluster in Leo), f=1600mm, 109KB
Shapley8(Galaxy Cluster in Centaurus), f=1600mm, 145KB
HCG40(Compact Galaxy Group in Hydra), f=1600mm, 132KB
Arp 248(Galaxy in Virgo), f=1600mm, 120KB
UGCA150(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 219KB
UGCA168(Galaxy in Antlia), f=1600mm, 181KB
UGCA205(Sextans A), f=1600mm, 151KB
ESO510-13(Galaxy in Hydra), f=1600mm, 149KB
Leo I(Galaxy in Leo), f=530mm, 322KB
Leo II(Galaxy in Leo), f=700mm, 603KB
QSO 3C273(Quasar in Virgo), f=1600mm, 66KB
The Virgo Cluster, f=324mm, 1117KB
Markarian's chain(Galaxy group in Virgo), f=530mm, 285KB
  To Other Seasons⇒  Spring Summer Autumn Winter


Inner-Galactic Objects in Spring
To Preview of Inner-Galactic Objects
  These pictures have been captured Nebulae and Star Clusters in our Galaxy. The spring skies hardly include inter-stellar gaseous matters because the field is far from the Milky Way, so you cannot at all appreciate diffused and/or dark nebulae.
  You can see some of planetary nebulae formed by dead stars, globular clusters distributed in the Halo region of the Galaxy, and some huge and near open clusters like the Praesepe (M44) in Cancer and Mel.111 in Coma Berenices.
To Sky map in Spring

↑ Galaxies Part 1 ↑ Galaxies Part 2   Inner-Galactic Objects

M40(Double star in Ursa Major), f=1278mm, 66KB
Molecular Cloud around Polaris (Polaris Flare), f=80mm, 497KB
Molecular Cloud around M81, M82, f=105mm, 915KB
Molecular Cloud around ο UMa, f=80mm, 518KB
Planetary Nebulae
M97(Owl Nebula in Ursa Major), f=1600mm, 508KB
NGC3132(Planetary Nebula in Vela), f=1600mm, 110KB
Jupiter Nebula(NGC3242 in Hydra), f=3500mm, 76KB
NGC4361(Planetary Nebula in Corvus), f=1600mm, 97KB
Sh2-290(Planetary Nebula in Cancer), f=530mm, 617KB
Sh2-313(Planetary Nebula in Hydra), f=530mm, 394KB
Abell 36(Planetary Nebula in Virgo), f=1600mm, 111KB
PK164+31.1(Planetary Nebula in Lynx), f=530mm, 449KB
PK221+461(Planetary Nebula in Leo), f=530mm, 696KB
PK238+34.1(Planetary Nebula in Hydra), f=1600mm, 81KB
ESO378-1(Planetary Nebula in Hydra), f=1600mm, 157KB
PK339+88.1 & NGC4725(Planetary Nebula & Galaxy in Coma Berenices), f=530mm, 536KB

Open Clusters
M44(The Praesepe, Cancer), f=255mm, 96KB
M48(Open Cluster in Hydra), f=850mm, 583KB
M67(Open Cluster in Cancer), f=700mm, 370KB
Mel.111(Open Cluster in Coma Berenices), f=105mm tele, 108KB

Globular Clusters
M3(Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici), f=1600mm, 57KB
M53(Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 81KB
M68(Globular Cluster in Hydra), f=1600mm, 61KB
Intergalactic Wanderer(NGC2419 in Lynx), f=1600mm, 84KB
NGC4147(Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices), f=1000mm, 64KB
NGC5053(Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices), f=1600mm, 82KB
Omega Cluster(NGC5139 in Centaurus), f=1600mm, 97KB
NGC5466(Globular Cluster in Bootes), f=1600mm, 144KB
NGC5694(Globular Cluster in Hydra), f=1600mm, 132KB