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 M8 - NGC6523 - Gum 72 - Lagoon Nebula and Cluster, M20 - NGC6514 - Gum 76 - Trifid Nebula - 7/5/2011 (Re-processed stack)
Reprocessed late 2012.
DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 80% of 16 Images ISO 800 240 Sec, 20 DARK, 0 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post processing by Adobe Photshop CS5
Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Hotech SCA Field Flattener, NO filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient 13C. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider
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