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 M78 - NGC2068 - Reflection Nebula in Orion - 19/12/2021 (Processed LRGB Stack)
Imaged at iTelescope dark sky site (T56 - site not disclosed)
iTelescope Premum 20 subscription image set, Planewave CDK-20 Telescope D=510mm f/6.76 FL=3410, RGB filters, Camera chip KAF-16803 4096x4096 pixels with field ~35' x 35'
AstroPixelProcessor 2.00 (Beta 2) Stacked 83% (10) of 12 Images (2R, 3G, 2B, 3L) @ 900 Sec, Calibrated by iTelescope, Post-processed with APP for sky background and colour gradient and for star colour balance. Further processed in Adobe Photoshop CC 2022
Galactic NebulaMessierM78 Reflection Nebula in OrionNGCNGC2068 M78 Reflection Nebula in OrionTrailSatellite
