Nice shots JJJ
He's a little question for you and for everyone who has seen 253 often enough. When you look at the galaxy, which side do you think is the side closest to us and which side is farther away?? Some may know the answer to this, but in any case, this is a prime example of where the eye and the observation doesn't necessarily show you what's really going on, what is the case with any particular object you see. Hopefully, it's informative