Astronomy
- The Sunflower Galaxy
Messier 63, also known as the 'Sunflower Galaxy' is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici consisting of a central disc surrounded by many short spiral arm segments. This galaxy is about 27 million light years away and belongs...
- The Heart Of A Galactic Maelstrom
It is an image of Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million light years away in the constellation of Leo [The Lion]. It is of about the same mass and size as the Milky Way. It was first discovered by astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1781, and...
- Globular Cluster M92
The Globular Cluster Messier 92 in Hercules is a beautiful cluser not far from M13. It is 27 kLY from the Earth and a nice target for astrophoto as well as visual observing. The image is taken with AP 1200 and C11, Canon 40D plus Williams Optics 110...
- The Cat's Eye Galaxy - Messier 94
The Messier 94 or the cat's eye galaxy in Canes Venatici has beautiful structure in the core. It is 16 frames of 6 minutes each, ISO 1600 through the CPC 11 f10, camera Canon 40D(modified). Messier 94 is at distance 16 MLY and has apparent magnitude...
- Messier 51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
Messier 51 also called the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a beautiful galaxy in Canes Venatici constallation in the northern sky. NGC5195 on top in the pictures is the smaller dwarf galaxy interacting with M51. It has apparent magniturde 8,6. Being 37 MLYs...
Astronomy
Messier 3 - Globular Cluster
The Messier M3 Globular cluster in Canes Venatici is 36.9 kLT from us in the Milky Way. It has apperent magnitude 6.2. It has a lot of variable stars.
- The Sunflower Galaxy
Messier 63, also known as the 'Sunflower Galaxy' is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici consisting of a central disc surrounded by many short spiral arm segments. This galaxy is about 27 million light years away and belongs...
- The Heart Of A Galactic Maelstrom
It is an image of Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million light years away in the constellation of Leo [The Lion]. It is of about the same mass and size as the Milky Way. It was first discovered by astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1781, and...
- Globular Cluster M92
The Globular Cluster Messier 92 in Hercules is a beautiful cluser not far from M13. It is 27 kLY from the Earth and a nice target for astrophoto as well as visual observing. The image is taken with AP 1200 and C11, Canon 40D plus Williams Optics 110...
- The Cat's Eye Galaxy - Messier 94
The Messier 94 or the cat's eye galaxy in Canes Venatici has beautiful structure in the core. It is 16 frames of 6 minutes each, ISO 1600 through the CPC 11 f10, camera Canon 40D(modified). Messier 94 is at distance 16 MLY and has apparent magnitude...
- Messier 51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
Messier 51 also called the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a beautiful galaxy in Canes Venatici constallation in the northern sky. NGC5195 on top in the pictures is the smaller dwarf galaxy interacting with M51. It has apparent magniturde 8,6. Being 37 MLYs...