Check out my latest image of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), captured from home under a beautifully clear sky.
Category: Galaxy
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.
At the height of this year’s galaxy season, I finally captured my first image of the stunning Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51).
Messier 81 and surroundings in widefield!
Luminance captured at Hohen List, RGB taken earlier in Koblenz.
6h20m total exposure – a great showcase of what this scope-camera combo can do.
NGC 2976 is a galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major, approximately 11.6 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in mid February.
Two perfect nights in March 2025 — one under the pristine skies of Hoher List Observatory, the other at home under my suburban sky. Luminance captured on-site, RGB from home. Couldn’t be happier with the result!
Messier 90 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, located about 60 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed end of March.
Messier 89 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, located about 50 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around March 20th.
Messier 91 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, located about 60 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around March 22nd.
Messier 87 is a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, located about 53 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around March 20th.