I wasn’t happy with the clarity & sharpness of the Messier 61 I took a few days ago, so I spent a few hours more trying to get nice round stars. This time, I was happy with the results! With improved tracking & a bit more time spent with the focuser (which is still giving […]
A few of my favourite astrophotography photos I’ve taken over the years…
NGC3628: The Hamburger Galaxy
Capture Details Frames: 25×120″Integration: 0.8 hoursAvg. Moon age: 1.26 daysAvg. Moon phase: 1.79% Astrometry.net job: 3454297RA center: 11h 20′ 3″DEC center: +13° 33′ 57″Pixel scale: 0.718 arcsec/pixelOrientation: 23.991 degreesField radius: 0.492 degrees Full capture details on Astrobin Other Photos of Galaxies in the Constellation Leo Learn more about NGC 3628 Hamburger Galaxy on Wikipedia
Olé! Messier 104 – The Sombrero Galaxy
It might be a few weeks early, but let’s celebrate Cinqo de Mayo by imaging Messier 104, the Sombrero Galaxy. After two nights of failure (largely the photographer’s fault), Saturday night’s photo session was short but very productive. I finalized my run at Messier 105 & Messier 91, and decided to add a last minute […]
Messier 97 – The Owl Nebula
Messier 97 is a planetary nebula about 2,000 light years away. Called the Owl Nebula (because of the two dark patches that look like eyes), the greens of oxygen and reds of hydrogen are being illuminated by the star in the centre as it goes through it’s final days before becoming a white dwarf. In […]
