Galaxies
M 64 (Black Eye Galaxy)
This is a 17 million light year distant relatively isolated galaxy in Coma Berenices.
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M 57 (Ring Nebula), IC 1296
A planetary nebula in Lyra, 2300 light years from earth, the remnant of a dying star.
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SN2022ewj, NGC 3367
Another supernova currently visible in the northern hemisphere.
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Supernovae Night (2022hrs, 2022ewj)
This night I am imaging two supernovae simultaneously.
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M31
Andromeda Galaxy for the first time of this season. 2.4 million light years away our closest neighbor galaxy. Just with small gear.
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NGC 4565 (Needle Galaxy)
NGC 4565 is the brightest galaxy in the coma cluster and approximately 55 million light years from here. Our view from earth is edge on and we cannot see its actual spiral structure. Observations at other wavelength reveal an active black hole in its core.
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M 94 (Croc’s Eye Galaxy)
M 94 is a very special galaxy only 16 million years away in constellation Canes Venatici. It has an outer and an inner ring. The inner ring is a region of very active star formation, probably triggered by infalling gas from the outer parts of the galaxy.
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M81, M82, NGC 3077
M81 (Bode’s Galaxy, bottom left), M82 (Cigar Galaxy, bottom right) and NGC 3077 (top left). WIth 12 million light years from earth they are in the backyard of our galaxy.
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M97, M108 (The Owl and the Surfboard)
These two object accidentally fit into one frame. On the bottom the Owl Nebula, a planetary nebula 2000 light years away, on the top the so called Surfboard Galaxy 40 million light yeras away. Quite a difference …
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