Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 6h ( 3 min sub)Date 15-16.04.2026 Messier 95, also known as M95 or NGC 3351, is a barred spiral galaxy about 33 million light-years away in the zodiac constellation Leo. It was […]
Category: Galaxies
The Antennae Galaxies
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 4h ( 3 min sub)Date 10.04.2026 The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation Corvus. They are […]
Galaxy M100
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 4h ( 3 min sub)Date 21.03.2026 Messier 100 (M100) is a well-known galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.Type: Spiral galaxy with distinct spiral armsDistance: Approximately 50–60 million light-years from EarthIt is part […]
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 18.05.25 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 […]
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 […]
Markarian’s Chain in the Virgo Cluster
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180 f2.8, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 7h30 ( 3min sub)Date 11 – 12.05.2024 The Markarian chain is a group of galaxies belonging to the Virgo cluster. It owes its name to Benjamin Markarian, who discovered that […]
Fireworks Galaxy
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 2.5hDate 20.07.2023 Caldwell 12, also known as NGC 6946 or Fire Wheel Galaxy, is a fascinating spiral galaxy in the constellation Cepheus. It is about 22.5 million light-years from Earth. Particularly noteworthy […]