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 M42 - NGC1976 Orion Nebula and NGC1977 Running Man Nebula
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 16-21C. 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.
Galactic NebulaMessierM42 Orion NebulaNGCNGC1976 M42 Orion NebulaNGC1977 Running Man NebulaWorth100030 Day Sept 2014
Geoff
on October 1, 2014This and the Pleiades show more details outside the pink and blue areas due to the longer exposure time than I've achieved before. Pleased with the outcome.
Kimbomac
on September 30, 2014Sweet! This always looks good when you shoot it from Perth, but from out there it looks simply awesome!
Maggie Terlecki
on September 29, 2014the pinks and reds in this are amazing. Like an intergalactic sunset!