Supernova SN2023ixf was spotted on May 19th and it continues to brighten. Took the top image on May 23rd and for comparison is an image from April 30th on the bottom. This supernova will continue to brighten over the next few days. This supernova is in galaxy M101 which is 21 million light years … read more

Playing with long exposure (3 mins) photos with a 40 mm lens attached to Nikon Z6 on a SkyWatcher star tracker. Here is one that shows Andromeda galaxy (M31), top right and Triangulum Galaxy (M33), bottom center. Also two open star clusters: M34 in Perseus (left edge) and NGC 752 in Andromeda (left … read more

My best Andromeda galaxy image so far. It is only 30 minutes of total exposure but autoguiding makes a huge difference by making all the details clear and sharp. Have to collect more data on the next clear night. The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31) is a barred spiral galaxy … read more

Back on April 21st, I captured an image of the Whirlpool galaxy (M51) and processed it without any calibration frames as I didn’t have flat frames that night. I took some flat frames on the following morning but forgot about it. Finally got around to use a full set of calibration frames (dark, flat … read more

The Pinwheel galaxy aka M101 is located in Ursa Major. This face on spiral galaxy is about 21 million light years away. It is a bit larger than Milky Way and has around a trillion stars. This image is a stack of 2 minute subs totaling ~3 hrs of exposure. Taken with William Optics ZenithStar 61 - … read more

I find M51 as one of the most striking images of a galaxy. M51 aka the Whirlpool galaxy along with its companion dwarf galaxy NGC5195 can be seen interacting with each other. This pair of galaxies is located in the constellation of Canes Venatici and is located about 28 million light years away. It … read more

This is my first try at capturing Markarian’s chain in Virgo. This is a stretch of galaxies that are part of the Virgo cluster. I have seen images of this part of the sky and marveled at the rich field of galaxies. Finally, I was able to get the same view with my own equipment. This is only 1 hour … read more

Spring is officially galaxy season. Here are two groups of galaxies from the constellation Leo captured on two separate nights. In these images you can see billions of stars as each galaxy contains hundreds of millions to billions of stars. 1: The famous Leo triplet. (L to R) NGC3628 aka hamburger … read more

Triangulum Galaxy (M33) is a spiral galaxy that is ~2.7 million light years away. It is one of farthest deep-sky objects that is visible to naked eye. With a diameter of about 40,000 light years, it is smaller than Milky Way and is a part of the local group of galaxies with Andromeda and Milky Way. … read more

Reprocessed data from June 2021 for Bode's galaxy (M81) and Cigar galaxy (M82) from Ursa Major. These galaxies are about 12 million light years away and are a part of our local group of galaxies along with Andromeda galaxy and Milky Way galaxy. This image is a short exposure of only about 30 minutes … read more

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. ... From Wikipedia This is one of those objects that can be easily seen with … read more

It was a quick half hour session with Adit calling me to come in every 5 minutes. A clear and cold night made everything look very beautiful. These sky conditions along with the good quality optics of William Optics Megrez 90 were responsible for excellent viewing with good contrast. Here is what I … read more