The astronomical photographs below have been obtained by
David Malin of the
Australian Astronomical Observatory (former Anglo Australian Observatory).
Images of Messier Objects
- M1: CRAB, 5-m Palomar 3-color composite photo [caption] - special image [caption]; CRAB_POL, the polarisation structure of M1, 5-m Palomar false-color image [caption]
- M4 with Antares and the Rho Oph dark cloud: UKS 4, 1.2-m UKS color photo [caption]
- M5: AAT 70 (special), 3.9-m AAT color photo [caption]
- M8: AAT 31, 3.9m AAT photo, Hourglass Nebula [caption]; UKS 5 (special), 1.2-m UKS color photo [caption]; deep image (UKS) of the Lagoon Nebula, contrast enhanced by unsharp masking techniques [caption]
- M8, M20, M21: UKS 26, UKS 1.2-m color photo [PNG, caption]; UKS 26a, wider field caption]
- M11: AAT 90 (special), 3.9-m AAT color photo [caption]
- M16: AAT 18 (special), 3.9m AAT color photo [caption]; AAT 18a, wide field, 3.9m AAT [caption]; AAT 47 (special), dust lanes in M16, 3.9m AAT photo [caption]
- M17: AAT 85 (special), 3.9-m AAT color photo [caption]; AAT 85a, 3.9-m AAT wide field [caption]
- M17, M18, M24: UKS 22, 1.2-m UKS color photo [PNG, caption]
- M20: AAT 12 (special), 3.9m AAT photo [caption]; AAT 12a, wide field, 3.9-m AAT [caption]; AAT 30, star cluster in M20, 3.9m AAT photo [caption]; AAT 69 (special), reflection nebulosity around M20, 3.9-m AAT photo [caption]; AAT 69a, wider field, 3.9-m AAT [caption]; UKS 7, reflection nebula around M20, 1.2-m UKS color photo [caption]
- M24, M17, M18: UKS 22, 1.2-m UKS color photo [PNG, caption]
- M27: INT 11 (special), 2.5-m INT color photo [caption]
- M31: INT 1 (special), 2.5-m INT color photo M31 nucleus (direct image) [caption]; INT 2, M31 nucleus (unsharp mask) [caption]
- M31, M32: INT 3, M32 and part of M31 south of center, 2.5-m INT color photo [caption]
- M31, M32, M110: caltech_M31. Widefield photograph of M31 with M32 and M110 [caption]
- M33: INT 5, M33's bright central regions, 2.5-m INT color photo [caption]; INT 6, M33's faint outskirts, 2.5-m INT color photo [caption]; special image [caption]
- M42: AAT 29, the Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula. 3.9m AAT photo. [caption] Trapezium Cluster, visible vs. IR [caption]
- M42, M43: AAT 19 (special), 3.9m AAT photo [caption]; AAT 19a, wider field, 3.9m AAT [caption]; AAT 19b, no unsharp mask, 3.9m AAT [caption]; UKS 8, Messier 42, the Great Nebula in Orion. 1.2m UKS photo. [caption]; deep image, contrast enhanced, 1.2-m UKS photo [caption]; UKS 23, 1.2-m UKS photo. Faint nebulosity near Orion and Horsehead Nebulae [caption]
- M43: M43 photo, 3.9m AAT [caption]
- M45: UKS 18 (special), 1.2m UKS photo [caption; labelled version with star names] - UKS 18a, wider field, 1.2m UKS photo [caption]
- M46: AAT 107, M46 (NGC 2437) open cluster with planetary nebula NGC 2438 supperimposed, 3.9-m AAT photo. [caption]
- M65: AAT 61 (special), 3.9-m AAT photo [caption]
- M 66: AAT 62 (special), 3.9-m AAT photo [caption]
- M65, M 66: AAT 103, 3.9-m AAT photo. The M66 group of galaxies [caption]
- M67: AAT 112, 3.9-m AAT photo [caption]
- M77: AAT-CCD 12, 3.9-m AAT image, MIT/Lincoln Labs CCD [caption]
- M78: AAT-CCD 17, 3.9-m AAT image, MIT/Lincoln Labs CCD [caption]
- M83: AAT 8 (special), 3.9m AAT photo [caption]; AAT 8a (wide field view) [caption]; AAT-CCD 1, 3.9-m AAT image, Tektronics CCD. Around the nucleus [caption]
- M84, M86: UKS 24 (special), 1.2-m UKS photo. Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster [caption]; deep b/w negative and b/w positive image [caption]
- M87: AAT 53, M87 with globular clusters, 3.9m AAT photo; AAT 60, giant elliptical M87, 3.9-m AAT photo [caption]; deep b/w negative and b/w positive showing elongated shape of the outer parts and the distorted extended halo [caption]
- M84, M86, M87: UKS 31 (special), 1.2-m UKS photo. Central region of the Virgo Cluster [caption]
- M89: deep image (b/w negative) and b/w positive, 3.9-m AAT photo, showing a jetlike structure and a faint ring of matter - Inset shows conventional photo of M89 [caption]
- Messier 93: AAT 113, 3.9-m AAT photo [caption]
- M95: AAT 97 (special), 3.9-m AAT photo [caption]
- M100: AAT 58, 3.9-m AAT photo [caption]; AAT 59, with companions, 3.9-m AAT photo [caption]; special [caption]; deep b/w negative with a conventional color image overlaid - and b/w positive and color negative [caption]
- M104:
AAT 100, 3.9-m AAT photo
[caption];
AAT 100a (wide field)
[caption];
deep b/w negative with a conventional
positive color image overlaid - and
deep b/w positive with color negative
[caption]
- Milky Way: AAT 28, central region, David Malin photo [caption, old version]
Some images of Non-Messier Objects
- NGC 104, 47 Tucanae: AAT 76: AAT image
- NGC 253: AAT 23: AAT image
- NGC 292, SMC, the Small Magellanic Cloud: UKS 17: UKS image
- NGC 891: INT 4: INT image
- NGC 2070, 30 Doradus: AAT 44: AAT image
- NGC 2244 and NGC 2237-9,46: UKS 9: UKS image
- NGC 2264: AAT 13: AAT image
- NGC 2438: AAT color image
- NGC 3293: AAT 10: AAT image
- NGC 3372: UKS 6: UKS image
- NGC 3628: AAT 63: AAT image
- NGC 4755: AAT 25: AAT image
- NGC 5128, Centaurus A: AAT 7: AAT image
- NGC 5139, Omega Centauri: AAT 89: AAT image
- NGC 6231: AAT 104: AAT image
- NGC 6242: AAT 114: AAT image
- NGC 6822: AAT 26: AAT image
- NGC 7293:
AAT 15: AAT image
- IC 2391: b/w image from the AAT
- IC 5152:
AAT 43: AAT image
- Barnard 33, the Horsehead Nebula: AAT 36: AAT image
- Coalsack dark nebula in Crux: David Malin Photo
- Leo 1 local group galaxy: AAT 51: AAT image
- LMC, the Large Magellanic Cloud: UKS 14: UKS image
- Sculptor Group of Galaxies: Montage of 3 AAT photos
More photographs of the Australian Astronomical Observatory are available from their internet web site. SEDS provides a Guide Page to David Malin's Colour Photographs of Deep Sky Objects.
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