M66 and friends, making the Leo Triplet. Nearly 7 hours of integration over 4 days.
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Tag: Sky Watcher Explorer 130PDS
M51
Here’s M51 or the Whirlpool galaxy. Nine and a half hours of integration over 3 days
M81 and M82
M81 and M82, or Bode’s galaxy and the Cigar galaxy, nearly 6 and a half hours of data over 2 days.
M81 and M82 taken with ASI 2600 and 130PDS
M44
M44, the Beehive Cluster, just over 3 hours of data captured over 2 nights
M44, the Beehive Cluster, taken with ASI 2600 and 130PDS
IC 443
My first attempt with an Optolong L-extreme filter. Nearly 11 and a half hours of the jelly fish data over four nights.
IC443, the Jelly Fish Nebula, taken with ASI 2600 and 130PDS
M42
A blown out Orion nebula from nearly 6 hours of data over 4 days.
M42, the Orion Nebula, taken with ASI 2600 and 130PDS
NGC 2403
The galaxy NGC 2403. Nearly 7 hours of data taken over two days.
NGC 2403 taken with 130PDS and ASI2600
NGC 457
NGC 457, otherwise know as the Owl Cluster, in the top left and NGC 436 in the bottom right. About 7 hours 24 minutes of integration time over two nights.
Owl nebula taken with 130PDS and ASI2600
M45
M45 otherwise known as the Pleiades. About 12 hours of integration data,
M45 taken with 130PDS and ASI2600
Probably needed to rotate the camera by 90 degrees!
M31
M31 otherwise known as the Andromeda Galaxy. This was 10 hours and 33 minutes of integration time.
M31