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 […]
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Crab Nebula
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII, SII 6h all 2bin and 1h for RGB-StarsDate 14/15.02.2023 In 1054, Chinese astronomers took notice of a “guest star” that was, for nearly a month, visible in the daytime sky. The “guest star” […]
Wizard Nebula
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, SII, OII 5h all 2bin and 1h for RGB-StarsDate 02.11.2022 NGC 7380 is a young open cluster of stars in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus.The cluster spans ~20 light-years with an elongated shape […]
WR 134
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha,OII 7h all 2bin Stars RGB 1.25hDate 22-23.09.2022 WR 134 is a variable Wolf-Rayet star located around 6,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, surrounded by a faint bubble nebula blown […]
NGC 6781
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 7hDate 28-31.07.2022 NGC 6781 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of the Eagle in the North Star sky. It is located between 3000 and 5000 light years from the Solar […]
Cocoon Nebula
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 9.5hDate 01-03.08.2022 IC 5146, also known as the Cocoon Nebula, is an astronomical nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation of Swan. The star cluster is designated Collinder 470. […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
NGC 2359 Thor’s Helmet
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, SII, OIII 2,5hours Astrodon LRGB true colors 7.5hDate 11.03.2022 NGC 2359 (also known as Thor’s Helmet) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately 3,670 parsecs (11.96 thousand light […]