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 M4 - NGC6121 - Globular Cluster in Scorpius - 19/5/2023 (Processed cropped stack)
Astro Pixel Processor 2.0.0-Beta17 Stacked 100% (17) of 17 Images GAIN 100 @ 30 Sec, 35 DARK @ 60 Sec, 35 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2023
Telescope - Skywatcher ED80 80/600 f/7.5 with Televue 2" 2X PowerMate for F=1200mm f/15, 2" IDAS LP2-P2 filter, QHY268C camera, field 68' x 45' , Ambient ~15C. Astroberry Kstars/EKOS for mount control, guidiing, plate solving, focusing and image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider.
