SDSS Ref. No. 587742629059362935

G. Proctor sends in the very interesting image of what appears to be a merger of 3 galaxies! I apologise for the slight artifact in the middle.

http://cas.sdss.org/astro/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=587742629059362935

M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

The SDSS website doesn't recognise this as an object, hence the lack of an SDSS reference number (if you don't believe me, you can check by selecting the 'bounding boxes' on the link below). However, it is such a nice galaxy that I think it definitely needs to be included here. You can also see it's companion galaxy NGC 5195 very nicely here as well. Sorry for the slight artifact.

http://cas.sdss.org/astro/en/tools/chart/navi.asp?ra=202.46958&dec=47.19528

SDSS Ref. No. 587738066739396669

Another lenticular spiral galaxy example. I apologise for the slight artifact in the lower left of the image.

http://cas.sdss.org/astro/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=587738066739396669

UPDATE: Sorry, it's not a lenticular galaxy at all. It's just a faint spiral, namely NGC 2976.

SDSS Ref. No. 588009370692288571

Another example of what I believe to be a lenticular galaxy, with some features of spiral galaxies and some features of elliptical galaxies. I would appreciate it if someone with more knowledge than me would tell me whether I am correct. You can either leave a message in the comments or e-mail me at f1zzle@hotmail.co.uk. Please excuse the slight artifact near the middle of the image.

Sorry, it's actually a spiral galaxy, namely NGC 4605. Am I too eager for a lenticular galaxy?

http://cas.sdss.org/astro/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=588009370692288571