The observatory on the periphery of a small village called Landos in the south of France at 1100m altitude
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxie
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 5h ( 3 min sub)Date 18.05.20 M51, aussi surnommée la galaxie du Tourbillon, est une galaxie spirale relativement rapprochée située à environ 2,6 millions d’al, dans la constellation des Chiens de chasse.M51 […]
Whale and hockey stick galaxie
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 5h ( 3 min sub)Date 30.04.2025 NGC 4631 – also called “Whale Galaxy” – Type: barred spiral galaxy (seen from the side)Appearance: reminiscent of a whale, hence the nicknameDistance to Earth: approx. […]
M96 galaxy
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 5h ( 3 min sub)Date 31.03.2025 Messier 96 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. Messier 96 is about the same mass and size as […]
M106
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, LRGB 7h ( 5/3 min sub)Date 05-06.03.2025 Messier 106 is a Hubble-type barred spiral galaxy SBbc in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is estimated to be 23 million light years away from […]
IC 428, IC427, NGC1999
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, LRGB 5h ( 5/3 min sub)Date 18.02.2025 IC 428, IC 427 are emission and reflection nebulae in the constellation Orion on the celestial equator, located north of NGC 1999. The nebula was […]
Cederblad 51
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, LRGB 5h ( 5/3 min sub)Date 04.02.2025 Cederblad 51 is a blue reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion north of the star λ Orionis (Meissa). It is part of Sh2-264, in what is commonly […]
Crab Nebula M1
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha,SII, OIII 9.5h ( 5min sub)Date 29-31.12.2024 – 01.01.2025 In 1054, Chinese astronomers took notice of a “guest star” that was, for nearly a month, visible in the daytime sky. The “guest star” […]
Phantom Galaxy M74
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 11h ( 3min sub)Date 28-31.12.2024 Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628 and Phantom Galaxy) is a large spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation Pisces.[a] It is about 32 million […]
Medulla Nebula CTB1
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII,Sii 15.5 h all 2binDate 30.10.2024 – 03.11.2024 CTB 1, also known as the Medulla nebula, is a supernova remnant located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is thought to have formed around 10,000 […]
NGC 7822
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoMosaic 2 panels, Filtres Astrodon : Ha, OIII,Sii 21.5 h all 2binDate 01-28.11.2024 NGC 7822 is a large emission nebula located in northern Cepheus, it is actually the northernmost emission nebula in the sky. To […]