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 M77 - NGC1068 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Cetus - 8/10/2012 (Processed cropped stack)
DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 85% of 12 Images ISO 800 300 Sec, 61 DARK @ 120Sec, 53 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5
Telescope - Bintel BT200 f/4.0 Newtonian (borrowed from Stephen Boyd) with Televue 2X 2" PowerMate, Hutech LPS-P2 filter, Canon 40D DSLR field 32' x 48', Ambient 13C. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
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