Month: March 2021
M81 Bode’s Galaxy
M81 Bode’s Galaxy Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 40x3min, RGB 28x3min all 2binDate 23 March 2021 Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode’s Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, with a […]
The Pleiades M45
Optik / Mount: 180 Epsilon f2.8 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Lum 12x2min, RGB 10x2min all 2binDate 14 January 2021 The Pleiades also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west […]
Wide Field Horsehead Nebula
Optik / Mount: 180 Epsilon f2.8 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha 20x5min, RGB 10x3min all 2binDate 1 and 2 March 2021 The Horsehead Nebula is a dark nebula in the constellation of Orion. The nebula is located just below Alnitak (ΞΆ Ori), the […]