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It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its outer disk, which from Earth is viewed almost edge-on. The dark dust lane and the bulge give it the appearance of a sombrero hat (thus the name). Astronomers initially thought the halo was small and light, indicative of a spiral galaxy; but the Spitzer Space Telescope found that the halo was significantly larger and more massive than previously thought, indicative of a giant elliptical galaxy.

NGC5128 - is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop from his home in Parramatta, in New South Wales, Australia. The galaxy is the fifth-brightest in the sky,making it an ideal amateur astronomy target. It is only visible from the southern hemisphere and low northern latitudes.

NGC 6744 is bigger than the Milky Way, with a disk stretching 175,000 light-years across. A small, distorted companion galaxy is located nearby, which is similar to our galaxy’s Large Magellanic Cloud. This companion, called NGC 6744A, can be seen as a blob in the main galaxy’s outer arm, at lower right of this image.

NGC 300 (also known as Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is the brightest of the five main spirals in the direction of the Sculptor Group. It is inclined at an angle of 42° when viewed from Earth and shares many characteristics of the Triangulum Galaxy. It is about 94,000 light-years in diameter, a bit smaller than the Milky Way.

NGC 5128 - Centaurus-A - Poseidon-M LRGB, 130FF refractor - LRGB

M83 - Southern Pin Wheel Galaxy - Captured on the PlayerOne Poseidon-M , 130FF , f7/7, LRGB - 12 May 2025

M83 - Southern Pin Wheel Galaxy - Captured on the PlayerOne Poseidon-M , 130FF , f7/7, LRGB - 12 May 2025

The Sculptor Galaxy, NGC 253, or Caldwell 65 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. This lies about 11 million light years from earth.