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For a full size image click here. Distance: 62,900 Light YearsMagnitude: 10.32Size: 4 Arc MinutesCluster Type: Class VITelescope: RC 10” 2000mm FLCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposure: L 18×180 Bin 1, RGB 15×90 Bin2 NGC 4147 is a globular cluster in the constellation Coma Berenices. This is a small and compact cluster that resides in the […]
Distance: 1,360 Light Years Magnitude: 7.4 Size: 8 x 5.7 Arc-minutes Age: 3,000-48,000 Years Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP 900 Exposures: Ha 20×1200 Bin 1, OIII20x1200 Bin 1 Messier 27 is a large planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. At a size of 4.5 light years across it is a little wider […]
Distance: 35 Million Light YearsMagnitude: 9.3Size: 8 x 2 Arc MinutesGalaxy Type: Spiral SaTelescope: RC 10” 2000mm FLCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposure: L 17×600 Bin 1, RGB 18×300 Bin2 Messier 65 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. M65 is about 100,000 light years in diameter and is home to about 200 billion stars. […]
Distance: 60 Million Light YearsMagnitude: 8.6Size: 7 Arc MinutesGalaxy Type: EllipticalTelescope: 10” RCMount: AP 900Camera: QSI 683Exposure: L 17×600 Bin 1, RGB 12×300 Bin 2 Messier 87 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Also known as Virgo A, M87 is a very large elliptical galaxy and appears featureless when compared to spiral and […]
Distance: 35 Million Light YearsMagnitude: 9.5Size: 14 x 3.6 Arc MinutesGalaxy Type: Spiral scTelescope: 10” RCMount: AP 900Camera: QSI 683Exposure: L 11×600 Bin 1, RGB 18×300 Bin 2 NGC 3628 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It is an edge on galaxy with a dark dusty belt in the middle that is sandwiched […]
Distance: 31 Million Light Years Magnitude: 8.4 M51a Magnitude: 10.5 M51b Size: 11 x 7 Arc Minutes M51a Size: 5 x 5 Arc Minutes M51b Galaxy Type: M51a Spiral Sc Galaxy Type: M51b Dwarf Telescope: 10”RC Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP 900 Exposure: L 11×300 Bin 1, RGB 11×150 Bin […]
Distance: 28 Million Light YearsMagnitude: 8.0Size: 9 x 4 Arc MinutesGalaxy Type: Spiral Sa-Sb + EllipticalTelescope: 10” RCMount: AP 900Camera: QSI 683Exposure: L 15×600 Bin 1, RGB 20×300 Bin 2 Messier 104, aka the Sombrero galaxy, is a hybrid elliptical/spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The two most prominent features are the large bright halo […]
Distance: 25 Million Light YearsMagnitude: 8.4Size: 19 x 8 Arc MinutesGalaxy Type: Spiral SbTelescope: TPO 10”Mount: AP 900Camera: QSI 683Exposure: L 15×600 Bin 1, RGB 17×300 Bin 2 Messier 106 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. M106 is also classified as a Seyfert Type II galaxy which means that it emits high […]
Distance: 37 Million Light YearsMagnitude: 8.6Size: 10 x 6 Arc MinutesGalaxy Type: Spiral SA(rs)bcTelescope: TPO 10” 2000mm FLCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposure: L 17×600 Bin 1, RGB 18×300 Bin2 Messier 63 is a flocculent spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. A flocculent spiral galaxy is a galaxy with several spiral arms that radiate out […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 12 Million Light YearsMagnitude: 6.9Size: 21 x 10 Arc MinutesGalaxy Type: Spiral SbTelescope: RC 10” 2000mm FLCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposure: L 15×600 Bin 1, RGB 12×300 Bin2 Messier 81 is a fairly bright galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a spiral galaxy with a […]