Cartwheel Galaxy Flag

Cartwheel Galaxy Flag

Here is the flag of the Cartwheel Galaxy. It is about 500 million light years away and was discovered in 1941 by a Bulgarian born Swiss - Fritz Zwicky.

The flag has a black background. In the center is a yellow galactic icon with the image of two women doing a cartwheel on either side. In the central image is an elliptical ring in indigo, as are the dresses of the women.

The Cartwheel Galaxy has a dynamic shape because its previous performance with other galaxies so to speak. After a short rendezvous with smaller galaxy, the Cartwheel Galaxy did a cosmic cartwheel, about 200 million years ago.

Image of the Cartwheel Galaxy with Flag

The Mice Galaxy Flag

Mice Galaxy Flag

This is the flag of the Mice Galaxy, which is a combinations of two dancing galaxies. This mighty mouse duo can be found in the Bernice's Hair - a constellation right above Virgo. The Mice Galaxy is about 290 million light years away, and may join as one - but we really don't know.

The colours of the Mice Galaxy flag are red, blue, white and black. In the center is a white galaxy symbol. Along the fly is a blue mouse with its tail touching the center, and along the hoist is a red mouse 'upside down' with its tail touching the white galaxy in the center.


The Mice Galaxy Flag in 'Millennium Falcon' stance

Antennae Galaxy Flag

Sombrero Galaxy Flag

Sombrero Galaxy Flag

The Sombrero Galaxy is found in the Virgo Constellation. It is about 9 Megaparces away.

The flag consists of a yellow sombrero with a blue fleur delis band, in the corners are four galactic shapes. This galaxy became known to us by Pierre Mechain, in 1767 thus the fleur de lis.

Pinwheel Galaxy Flag

Pinwheel Galaxy Flag

The Pinwheel Galaxy is located in Ursa Major, or rather by the upper handle of the Big Dipper. It is about 27 million light years away. It's namesake is reflective of its shape.

Originally cataloged by Charles Messier, a Frenchman who was two years older than George Washington.


Image of Pinwheel Galaxy with Flag

Whirlpool Galaxy Flag

Black Eye Galaxy Flag

Black Eye Galaxy Flag

This is the flag of the Black Eye Galaxy. It is composed of four colours - black, white, green, and violet. In the center is a black galaxy symbol with a green eye. The pupil of the eye is a four pointed star. On the left and right side are two black lower case letter 'i's. Along the hoist it is right side up, and along the fly it is upside down. In each part of the two letter 'i' are four pointed stars. In the circular portion they are white, but in the long part they are violet.

The Black Eye Galaxy is 19 million light years away in the constellation Coma Bernices, which means Bernice's Hair. Oddly the constellation of Bernice's Hair is attributed to a real life person and not to mythological figure. Bernice was a blond haired Queen of Egypt in 222 BC during the reign of the Ptolemy family.

Black Eye Galaxy with Flag