Milkyway over a house in Peiting (Bavaria, Germany) It’s always fascinating, especially in the summer, when you are at a dark place, and you look up and see the milkyContinue readingMilkyway in Germany
M94 – A barred spiral galaxy with two ring structures Located roughly 16 million light years from earth, we find this galaxy with its very special structure. It has twoContinue readingM94
M109 – The vacuum cleaner galaxy Who came up with that name?! M109 is the furthest away spiral galaxy in the Messier catalogue. It is located roughly 87 million lightContinue readingM109
My first collaboration, and what a result! This photo of the Leo Triplet (a triplet of galaxies) is quite special! The data is made up of around 3hrs 30min ofContinue readingLeo Triplet
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
