My 2024 reprocessed astrophoto of the open clusters Messier 35 and NGC 2158. I collected the data in early 2022.
Category: Open Cluster
Messier 39 is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus, about 800 to 1,010 light-years away from Earth, and it reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in mid August.
Messier 44, also known as the Beehive Cluster, is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cancer, approximately 610 light-years away from Earth. The cluster reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around late January.
The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus, approximately 410 light-years from Earth, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight at the end of November.
Messier 39 – Reprocessed version (december 2023) based on data from october 2021.
My 2023 reprocessed version. The Beehive Cluster or Praesepe. Marry Christmas to all who celebrate it.
2023 reprocessed picture of Caldwell 49, the Rosette Nebula, based on the data from 2021.
Reprocessing is worth it. I like the new result.
An evening in february in 2021. The first evening under clear skies with my new telescope. The first time hunting for deep sky objects.
The very first photo with an deep sky object was the Orion Nebula. It felt lika a miracle.