Messier Objects
Charles Messier - a comet hunter of the 18th century catalogued 110 objects that could be confused with comets. Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Messier .
I highly recommend a book on Charles Messier and the creation of this catalogue - Atlas of Messier Objects, 2008 by Ronald Stoyan.
Note: This gallery should be automatically sorted by Messier #.
Read MoreI highly recommend a book on Charles Messier and the creation of this catalogue - Atlas of Messier Objects, 2008 by Ronald Stoyan.
Note: This gallery should be automatically sorted by Messier #.
Messier M46 - 13/01/2018 (Processed cropped stack)
Imaged at Perth Observatory
Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with PowerNewt(ASA) f/2.84 Reducer/Coma Corrector, No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 90' x 134' , Ambient 26C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6.3 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.9 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Open PHD Guiding PHD2 auto guiding software.
MessierM46 Open ClusterNGCNGC2437 M46 Open ClusterNGC2438 Planetary NebulaOpen ClusterPlanetary Nebula
From 2018 Refocusing 2
