Pinwheel Galaxy, M101.
A face-on, unbarred, and counterclockwise spiral galaxy, approximately 21 million light-years away.
Upper to right arm of the galaxy there are two bright star clusters, the left most star in the left cluster is, SN 2023ixf is a type II supernova , first observed in May 2023 has faded since.
Number of Stars: 1 Trillion **
Andromeda Galaxy, M31.
~ 2.5 million light-years away , a spiral galaxy and the nearest major galaxy to our Milky Way.
The Andromeda Galaxy, is the largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, followed by our Milky Way then Triangulum Galaxy
Number of Stars: 1 Trillion.**
Leo Triplet , M65, M66 , and NGC 3628 Leo Triplet , M65 (right), M66 (bottom), and NGC 3628 (left) is a small group of spiral galaxies, approximately 35 million light-years away. They are in the constellation Leo. **
Triangulum Galaxy, M33.
A spiral galaxy, ~ 2.73 million light-years away.
The Triangulum Galaxy, half the size of our Milky Way , is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.
Number of Stars: 40 billion. **
Bodes Galaxy, M81 and Cigar Galaxy, M82 A spiral galaxy, approximately 11.8 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Cigar Galaxy, M82 is a starburst galaxy, also approximately 11.8 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.The starburst activity is thought to have been triggered by interaction with neighboring galaxy M81. **
Whirlpool Galaxy, M51.
Also known as M51a or NGC 5194, an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy, ~31 million light-years away It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy.
The galaxy is interacting with its companion, M51b or NGC 5195
Number of Stars: Approximately 100 billion. **
**Images taken from Raheny, Dublin, Bortle 7