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 M95 - NGC3351, M96 - NGC3368 and M105 - NGC3379 Galaxies - 26/03/2012 from Perth Observatory
A short 2 image stack whilst at Perth Observatory site to see how the darker skies 30km from the city improved this cluster of galaxies which not only includes M95 (bot L), M95 (mid-top L), M105 (mid-top R) but also NGC3371 and NGC3373 just above M105.
DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 100% of 2 Images ISO 800 180 Sec, 32 DARK, 37 BIAS, 0 FLATS, post processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5
Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Hotech SCA Field Flattener, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient 15C. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
MessierM95NGCNGC3351 M95M96NGC3368 M96M105NGC3379 M105NGC3371NGC3373Galaxy
