It was just an attempt… The focal length for the Messier 74 object is too small. In addition, the resolution of the Dwarf camera is quite poor. But, at least, the galaxy is visible. Shooting Data
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M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy
Clear skies for a short time yesterday evening. With the Dwarf II, this is no problem, since long setup times are eliminated. At first I had thought that I could try my hand at M74, but there was still the house in the way at this time of year. So I set my sights on […]
DWARF II
First Light with the DWARF II. This all-in-one device is not as problem-free as it is often portrayed. Now and then the software goes on strike, but when it works, the little device positions itself quite accurately and then tracks the object in the sky quite precisely. However, I had only taken a few test […]
M51 – Whirlpool Galaxy
Last night it was finally clear again. However, the moon was also meanwhile back to 89% and on top of that quite windy. The focal length of my telescope is quite short for such objects. Shown above is a crop which was upsampled afterwards. The (almost) uncropped image looks like this. Recording data […]
Leo-Triplett
Today I integrated the existing images of the Leo Triplet from 2020 and reprocessed them. The result can be seen quite well. A total of 161 exposures with the Nikon D5200 with Kenko 1.5 converter and the Skywatcher 130/650 PDS at ISO 800 and 75 exposures without the Kenko at ISO 1600 (plus corresponding […]
M31 – Andromeda
Last night it was finally clear again. Opportunity to capture the Andromeda galaxy. Other deep sky objects would have fallen victim to the (almost) full moon. Originally it was supposed to be a mosaic, but that didn’t work out. Therefore as a single image, and thus also M110 squeezed hard to the edge. The […]
M33 – Triangulum Galaxy
Last night were best conditions for a longer session with the telescope. I had set my sights on the previously photographed galaxy M33. In contrast to the two previous shots (the last one was only a test anyway) of the galaxy, I had left the camera position as it was. So the image is […]
M81-/M82-Group
On March 8 I photographed the M81/M82 group again. This time with the ASI183MC and the Skywatcher Evostar 72/420. Unfortunately I screwed up the flats and had to help myself in post-processing (the ring is still easily visible). Recording parameters
M31 – Andromeda Galaxy
In the night from August 3rd to 4th I photographed the Andromeda Galaxy. The mount used this time was the iOptron iPolar on the Berlebach tripod with the Nikon D500 and the 300mm PF lens. The recording data.
M81/M82 – Bode & Cigar Galaxy
Not a cloud in the sky. Very promising to try the Nikon D5200 on the telescope. The test candidate was M81/M82. I had already photographed them twice in the past, but with the D800. Following the recording data and the astrometry evaluation.