Friday, May 11, 2018

Black Eye Galaxy Messier M64

A couple of degrees west from M53, in Coma Berenices, you can observe the spiral galaxy "Black Eye" or Messier M64 (NGC 4826). It's located at a distance of 13,5 million light years from Earth. Visualy, the "eye" can clearly being seen with a 30cm dobson and even the spiral arms are visible.
The picture is taken using Nikon D7500 on TAL200K. Pictures are stacked using Deepskystacker.


Messier M3

Globular Cluster Messier M3 (NGC5227) in Canes Venatici is located at a distance of 32.000 light years from Earth.
Pictures were taken (May 7th, 0h57UT) with Nikon D7500 on TAL200K. In total 10 pictures each 30s and ISO3200 are stacked using Deepskystacker. Final editing with CS4.


Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Kemble 2 - Mini Cassiopeia


The asterism Kemble 2 or STAR 25 carries the name ‘Mini-Cassiopeia’. Its shape looks just like
the ‘W’ of his bigger brother Cassiopeia. The stars that shape this figure are all of magnitude 7 and 8. Kemble 2 is best seen through large binoculars or small telescopes with a low magnification. You can find Mini-Cassiopeia between υ en χ Draconis in constellation Draco.


Jupiter at opposition

Jupiter is at opposition on May 8 & 9 and is the entire night visible.




Saturn in the morning sky

This morning I made some time to take pictures of Saturn. Conditions however are poor, with bad seeing and the ringed planet only showing up 16° above the south-east horizon. I was not able to observe details neither the Cassini division.
Pictures are taken with ASI224MC camera and stacking was done using AutoStakkert. Editing with CS4.

Monday, May 7, 2018

Napoleon's Hat, Picot 1

In the constellation Bootes, an asterisms named Napoleon's Hat or Picot 1 is visible.
It's a group of 7 stars, south of Arcturus, discovered by Fulbert Picot.


Jupiter and Great Red Spot

Jupiter.almost at opposition. Conditions were very well with good seeing and dark sky. The passing of the GRS (Great Red Spot) at the center was at 23h53UT and the picture was taken one hour later. You see the GRS clearly aswell the other cloudbands.
I used my TAL200K scope with ASI224MC camera. Stacking completed using AutoStakkert and final editing with CS4.