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NGC 891
A nice edge-on spiral galaxy (a pinwheel, but seen from the side) in the constellation
Andromeda
.
Date:
10/25/2009
Scope:
AT8RC w/.67x reducer
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XM
Exposure:
90:20:20:20
M106
Bright spiral galaxy in the constellation
Canes Venatici
.
Date:
5/8/2007
Scope:
R200SS w/Paracorr
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
180 min (5 min subs)
Coma Cluster
A peek at the Coma Galaxy Cluster, which contains thousands of galaxies and is one of the densest clusters known.
Date:
5/13/2007
Scope:
R200SS w/Paracorr
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
210 min (5 min subs)
M101
Date:
04/24/2007
Scope:
Vixen R200SS w/Paracorr
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
180 mins (5 min subs)
Caldwell 12
I've always liked this view of spiral galaxy NGC 6946 and the open cluster NGC 6939. They appear to be similar sized objects...until you realize that the galaxy is at least 1000 times further away!
Date:
08/22/2006
Scope:
FS-128 w/reducer
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
SXV-M25C
Exposure:
150 min total (5 min subframes)
M81
The beautiful spiral galaxy is M81 (also known as Bode's Nebula) and its "disrupted" companion is M82, both located in
Ursa Major
.
Date:
04/26/2006
Scope:
FSQ-106
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XCM/ST10
Exposure:
120 min (10 min subs)/40:40:40 (1x1)
Leo Trio
The photogenic "Leo Trio" is made up of (clockwise from upper left) NGC 3628, M65 (NGC 3623), and M66 (NGC 3627). I took this image (cropped from a wider view) with the SXV-M25 camera while waiting for another target (the Markarian chain) to clear the trees.
Date:
04/28/2006
Scope:
FSQ-106
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
SXV-M25C
Exposure:
170 min total (mostly 10 min subframes)
Markarian's Chain
This string of galaxies has fascinated me for a long time. The "chain" itself (named for Russian astrophysicist B.E. Markarian) consists of eight galaxies, from the bright elliptical galaxies M84 and M86 (to the right of center) up to NGC 4477 (upper left). There are many, many other galaxies in this shot, including the giant elliptical M87 (lower left). Look closely at the higher resolution versions and you'll see lots of small fuzzy galaxies (I counted over 70 without really trying!). I particularly like the little barred spiral down at the bottom center (NGC 4440).
Date:
04/19/2006
Scope:
FSQ-106
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
SXV-M25C
Exposure:
5 hours (10 min subs)
M33
I've always known M33 as the "pinwheel" galaxy, but I think that name "officially" belongs to M101. This is my second image from the SXV-M25 camera...I've now added an hour more data and reprocessed the image completely. I like this a lot better than the previous version.
Date:
10/01/2005
Scope:
Epsilon 160
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
SXV-M25C
Exposure:
160 min (5 min subs)
M31
The two satellite galaxies are M32 (above and very close to M31) and M110 (below). My first really successful image with the 6 megapixel SXV-M25 color camera. There's a definite learning curve with this type of camera, but I think it has been worth the effort!
Date:
09/03/2005
Scope:
Epsilon 160
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
SXV-M25C
Exposure:
3 hours (5 min subs)
M101
The true "pinwheel" galaxy (although M33 is also called that sometimes), located in Ursa Major. This was my first "real" image with the ST-2000XM monochrome camera.
Date:
05/09/2005
Scope:
FS-102 w/reducer
Mount:
EM-10
Camera:
ST-2000XM
Exposure:
90:20:20:20 (2 1/2 hrs total)
M88
A spiral galaxy in the constellation
Coma Berenices
. I cropped this to keep the small spiral galaxy NGC 4516 in the picture (upper left).
Date:
05/04/2005
Scope:
FS-102
Mount:
EM-10
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
6 @ 5 min + 6 @ 10 min (1 1/2 hrs total)
M51
The famous Whirlpool galaxy, a very popular astrophotography target in the constellation
Canes Venatici
. I'm sure I'll be photographing this one again next spring.
Date:
04/11/2005
Scope:
FS-102 w/reducer
Mount:
EM-10
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
6 @ 5 min + 3 @ 10 min (1 hr total)
M100
A spiral galaxy in the constellation
Coma Berenices
. There are also very small galaxies just to the upper left (NGC 4323) and lower left (NGC 4328) of M100, along with a slightly larger galaxy near the upper right (IC 783). The bright galaxy in the lower right is NGC 4312. This image and one of M53 were my first successful guided images. I can't say I'm crazy about the color now that I look back at these...I'll just have to photograph them again next spring!
Date:
04/11/2005
Scope:
FS-102 w/reducer
Mount:
EM-10
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
6 @ 5 min
M101
