NGC 891

I know before this blog I didn't really have an idea about all of the galaxies out there in our universe.  I knew about Andromeda and the Milky Way, but I didn't even begin to think about the numerous others that people had discovered.  I was searching through the Harvard MicroObservatory Website, when I saw this spiral galaxy called NGC 891.  I requested a picture of it and did some research on it, solely because I thought it looked beautiful; I was right.  Looking online at some of the other pictures captured by telescopes of this on-edge spiral galaxy, I was mesmerized.  It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6, 1784, which is an interesting coincidence considering he was mentioned during the recent convocation by Pamela Gay ("NGC 891").  NGC 891 is an on-edge spiral galaxy that has a dust lane along its center axis ("NGC 891").  I know the picture below is a little blurry (the galaxy is the blurred streak towards the bottom of the picture), but if you do get a chance to look up a picture of this galaxy, it is absolutely stunning and quite a magnificent sight.  

"NGC 891." NGC 891. N.p., 11 Mar. 2015. Web. 24 Nov. 2015.

Taken by the Harvard MicroObservatory 11/18/15