Martin Lines - Photography Gallery

A collection of my photographs both old and new.

M32 - Le Gentil
M32 - Le Gentil
This Galaxy is part of the Andromeda group it is the small one that is just on the edge of the main M31 Galaxy
M42 - Orion Nebula
M42 - Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. It is 1,344 light-years away and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2,000 times that of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula.
M45 - Pleiades
M45 - Pleiades
Pleiades (M45) or Seven Sisters Open Cluster
M81 - Bode's Galaxy
M81 - Bode's Galaxy
Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, with a diameter of 90,000 light years, in the constellation Ursa Major. Due to its proximity to our galaxy, large size, and active galactic nucleus (which harbors a 70 million M☉ supermassive black hole) Close by is M82, the Cigar Galaxy
M82 - Cigar Galaxy
M82 - Cigar Galaxy
Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. A member of the M81 Group, it is about five times more luminous than the Milky Way and has a center one hundred times more luminous.[7] The starburst activity is thought to have been triggered by interaction with neighboring galaxy M81. As the closest starburst galaxy to Earth, M82 is the prototypical example of this galaxy type
M110 - Edward Young Star
M110 - Edward Young Star
This Galaxy is part of the Andromeda group it is the small one that is outside the cloud of M31, the large Galaxy