Pinwheel Galaxy, Apr’26

Across 5 sessions during an unusually long stretch of good weather, the new cooled system (UHC filter plus first light of the ultra-narrowband H-alpha filter) produced my deepest and highest-quality image of Messier 101 to date.

M101 Widefield, Apr’26

On the edge of the final adjustments to my camera, this image was created.

Needle Galaxy, Mar’26

StellaVita and SkyEye24AC First Light/Night part 2.

Messier 96, Mar’26

First light for my Touptek SkyEye24AC and initial functionality test of the Touptek StellaVita.

Caldwell 5 – Hidden Galaxy

The Hidden Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis, located 13.4 million light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid November.

Caldwell 5, Mar’26

The last color astrophotograph taken with my Canon EOS R?

Caldwell 3

C 3 is a galaxy located in the constellation Draco at a distance of 14.4 million light-years, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed late March.

Caldwell 3, Mar’26

Caldwell catalog +1.

Caldwell 7

C 7 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, lying roughly 10.1 million light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid January.

Caldwell 7, Mar’26

A new object in my collection – the galaxy Caldwell 7.