Captured M71 in Sagitta—about 13,000 ly away—a loose, orange‑rich globular cluster that truly pops in color during our 2–4 AM session!
Category: Deep Sky Object
34,000 light-years away in Canes Venatici.
Captured this globular cluster after midnight on May 16, 2025, during my May Messier tour.
Caught Messier 56 (~33,000 ly away in Lyra) on night 1 of my globular cluster run. Short exposure, decent guiding—solid result!
Captured M53 in Coma Berenices—58,000 light-years away. A dense globular cluster, imaged from home.
Check out my latest image of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), captured from home under a beautifully clear sky.
Messier 51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici about 23 million light-years from Earth, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid April.
Messier 71, a loosely concentrated globular cluster in the constellation Sagitta about 12,000 to 13,000 light-years from Earth, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid July.
Messier 56, a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra located about 32,900 to 33,000 light-years from Earth, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early July.
Messier 5 is a bright and rich globular cluster in the constellation Serpens, approximately 24,500 light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in mid May.
At the height of this year’s galaxy season, I finally captured my first image of the stunning Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51).