M106 and its friends What a night! After running into one issue after the other and having to fix those for hours, this was the result of that night! TotallyContinue readingM106
Two of our neighboring galaxies: M81 and M82 These two galaxies are located roughly 10 million light years away and are the home to several hundred billion star systems! M82Continue readingM81 and M82
M1 – The crab nebula An old friend revisited with my new telescope! Last time I imaged this target was with my old C8 SGT (XLT). With the new telescope/opticsContinue readingM1 – The Crab Nebula
NGC891 and the galaxy cluster Abell 347 There is so much to be seen in this picture! Can you count the galaxies? For one the most obvious galaxy on theContinue readingNGC891 and Abell 347
M13 – The Hercules star cluster Star clusters are still one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy and science! Where did they come from? Why do they almost only holdContinue readingM13 – Hercules cluster
A small part of the East Veil nebula This picture only shows a small part of the huge veil nebula (which is in total 36 times bigger than the fullContinue readingEast Veil
M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy This galaxy is one of the biggest ones that can be seen in the night sky. That’s because its one of our closest neighbouring galaxies,Continue readingM33 Triangulum galaxy
A quick shot of the moon from two nights ago. At this time the moon was at around 85% illumination. Canon 7D Mark II, GSO RC8″ (1620mm, f/8), 254×1/800s exposuresContinue readingMoon at 85%
NGC 660 lies in the constellation Pisces and is over 44 million light-years away! Its peculiar appearance marks it as one of the rare galaxies of the type “polar ringContinue readingNGC660
M27 – The Dumbbell nebula This nebula really looks like a dumbbell! It’s the remains of a star that reached its end of life and collapsed into a white dwarf.Continue readingM27
