The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way. It is one […]
Category: Galaxies
The Pinweel Galaxy M101
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 45x3min, RGB 43x3min all 2bin (9.2h for all subs)Date 4 Juin 2021 The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years away from Earth in […]
The spindle galaxy M102
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 28x3min, RGB 28x3min all 2bin (5.6h for all subs)Date 8 May 2021 Messier 102 (M 102, also referred to as NGC 5866) is a lenticular galaxy with dimensions 6.5′ × 3.1′ and apparent magnitude […]
The Splinter Galaxy NGC5907
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 18x3min, RGB 18x3min all 2bin (3.6h for all subs)Date 4 May 2021 NGC 5907 is a spiral galaxy like ours, seen perfectly from the edge, located in the constellation of the Dragon at a […]
Mosaic of the Markarian chain
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 15x5min, RGB 15x5min all 2bin for each panel (3 panels mosaic )Date 7 April 2021 The Markarian chain is a group of galaxies belonging to the Virgo cluster. It is named after Benjamin Markarian […]
Umbrella Galaxy NGC4651
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 7x5min, RGB 7x5min all 2bin Date 15 April 2021 NGC 4651 = Arp 189, also called the Umbrella Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern starry sky. It […]
M98 Galaxy
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 30x5min, RGB 30x5min all 2bin (10h for all subs)Date 7 April 2021 M98 (NGC 4192) is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices about 46 million light-years awayAccording to an […]
NGC3239
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 30x5min, RGB 30x5min all 2bin (10h for all subs)Date 2 April 2021 NGC 3239 is a relatively close magellanic irregular galaxy located in the constellation Leo at about 34 million light-years from the Milky […]
M106 Galaxy
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 50x3min, RGB 50x3min all 2bin (10h for all subs) Ha 10x10minDate 30 March-1 April 2021 Click for animation LRGB – L (HaRGB) https://www.astroveto.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/anim_neu_final.gif Messier 106 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes […]
