Galaxy
Large Magellanic Cloud
A satellite of the Milky Way, only visible from the south.
A dwarf irregular galaxy 163,000 light-years away. Host of the famous Tarantula Nebula and SN 1987A.
See also
Ultra-diffuse Galaxy
A galaxy as large as the Milky Way but nearly invisible.
Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Third-largest galaxy in our Local Group.
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
A textbook spiral, mid-merger with a companion.
Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
An edge-on disc with a luminous bulge.
Spiral Galaxy
A flattened disc with sweeping spiral arms.
Barred Spiral Galaxy
A spiral with a straight bar across its centre.