The Galaxies Gallery features images of all kinds of galaxies — elliptical, normal and barred spiral, lenticular, and irregular. Gallery highlights include the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), and the Cigar Galaxy (M82).

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176 total photos
Last updated on 03-15-2010

• Abell galaxy cluster
• Barred spiral galaxy
• Dwarf galaxy
• Elliptical galaxy
• Galaxy cluster
• Galaxy group
• Interacting galaxies
• Irregular galaxy
• Messier object
• NGC object
• Peculiar galaxy
• Radio galaxy
• Spiral galaxy