Messier Objects
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 #.
Messier M44 - NGC2632 - Praesepe or Beehive Cluster - 22/3/2015 (Processed stack)
Image captured at Perth Observatory
Also see cropped version of this small nebula.
DeepSkyStacker 3.3.4 Stacked 85% of 24 Images ISO 800 @ 90 Sec, 59 DARK @ 120 Sec, 32 BIAS, 16 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
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 15-14C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.0.3 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
MessierM44 Praesepe or Beehive ClusterNGCNGC2632 M44 Praesepe or Beehive ClusterOpen Cluster
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