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Fireworks Galaxy

Caldwell 12 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 […]

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The Milky Way’s twin

Caldwell 30, NGC 7331 Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 5hDate 20.09.2022 NGC 7331, also known as Caldwell 30, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by William […]

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Cigar Galaxy M82

Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 40x3min, RGB 30x3min, Ha 60x10min all 2binDate 24.03.2021 and 04.04.2022 ( 30x10min Ha) Messier 82 (Cigar Galaxy ) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. A member […]

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Sombrero Galaxy M104

Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 7.5hDate 25.03.2022 The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, NGC 4594) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs (31.1 million light-years) […]

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Needle Galaxy NGC4565

Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 9hDate 08.03.2022 NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It lies […]

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NGC 3718, 3729

Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 9.25 hDate 01.03.2022 NGC 3718, also called Arp 214, is a galaxy located approximately 52 million light years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It is either a lenticular or spiral […]

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NGC 3432

Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 2hDate 11.02.2022 NGC 3432 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active Hubble-type SBm galactic nucleus in the constellation of Leo Minor in the northern starry sky. It is estimated to be […]

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Leo Cluster

Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 2.5hDate 12.03.2020 annoted image The Leo Cluster (Abell 1367) is a galaxy cluster about 330 million light-years distant in the constellation Leo, with at least 70 major galaxies. The galaxy known as […]

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M94

Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 3h12.03.2020 Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued by Charles Messier two […]

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NGC 2403

Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 4hDate: 11.02.2021 NGC 2403 is a Hubble-type SBc barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Giraffe in the northern starry sky. It is about 10 million light-years away from the Milky Way and […]