More southern sky galaxies from the trip to Hakos, Namibia in April/May 2022, the Meathook Galaxy NGC 2442 and the elliptical galaxy NGC 2434 plus some smaller PGCs.
More details at Astrobin.
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Galaxies in Hydra
Finally, something fresh from Namibia, captured on-site. Details at Astrobin.
Continue readingM31 – Andromeda Galaxy
Because it’s that time of year … a fresh shot at a very familiar target during two clear nights in October. Ha, L, R, G, B with the QHY268M, but still facing problems with the Esprit and the Optolong filters.
Details at Astrobin.
Continue readingM81 Bode’s and M82 Cigar Galaxies
The last one for this season, weather wasn’t that stellar for astrophotography in the last months, so too little exposure time and too much noise. To be continued in 2022 …
All details at Astrobin.
Continue readingM106 – Galaxy in Canes Venatici
Another backyard galaxy before the summer break, details here at Astrobin.
Continue readingISS Strike at the Center of the M106 Galaxy
When the ISS flew over Cologne, Germany on 15 May 2020, 02:17 – 02:24 CEST, the path went straight through M106 which I was imaging at that time.
Given the recent Starlink upheaval, I was a bit angry that one of my subexposures had been ruined by a bright satellite. But on second thought I realized that this was a special event. The path of the ISS flyover can be seen here on heavens-above.com.
Single image, exposure time 10 min, not stacked. See below for technical details.
Continue readingM101 – Pinwheel Galaxy
M51 – Whirlpool Galaxy
The galaxy season started, here’s a modest try at M51. See at Astrobin and below for more details.
Continue readingXi and NGC 4945 – Galaxy in Centaurus
Xi and NGC 4945 – Galaxy in Centaurus
NGC 4945, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, vnear the star Xi Centauri.
All details at Astrobin.
NGC 2997 – Spiral Galaxy in Antlia
NGC 2997 – Spiral Galaxy in Antlia
All details at Astrobin.