Galaxies

M33 Triangulum Galaxy

Magnitude: 5.72
Distance: 2,723 Mly
Size: 30.000 ly

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is cataloged as Messier 33 or NGC 598.
It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye. The galaxy is the smallest spiral galaxy in the Local Group and is believed to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy.

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filter: LRGB
Date:2019-12-18 — 2019-12-31 
Reprocessed: 2020-12-29
Exposure: L 10 x 120 + R 26 x 120 + G 18 x 120 + B 18 x 120

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Magnitude: 8.4
Distance: 23 Mly
Size: 76.000 ly

The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, and NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Its distance is estimated to be 23 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy and its companion, NGC 5195, are easily observed by amateur astronomers.

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
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M61 Swelling Spiral Galaxy

with supernova

Magnitude: 10.18
Distance: 52,5 Mly
Size: 100.000 ly

Messier 61, also known as NGC 4303, is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It was discovered by Barnaba Oriani on May 5, 1779. This was six days before Charles Messier observed the same galaxy, but had mistaken it as a comet.

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filter: LRGB
Date: 2020-05-09 
Exposure: 13 x 180″ – 16 x 180″ – 16 x 180″ – 15 x 180″

M63 Sunflower Galaxy

Magnitude: 9.3
Distance: 29,3 Mly
Size: 49.000 ly

Messier 63 or M63, also known as NGC 5055 or the seldom-used Sunflower Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici with approximately 400 billion stars. M63 was first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain, then later verified by his colleague Charles Messier on June 14, 1779. The galaxy became listed as object 63 in the Messier Catalog. In the mid-19th century, Anglo-Irish astronomer Lord Rosse identified spiral structures within the galaxy, making this one of the first galaxies in which such structure was identified.

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
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Date: 2020-05-19 
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M81 Bode Galaxy

Magnitude: 6.94
Distance: 12 Mly
Size: 90.000 ly

Messier 81, also known as NGC 3031 or Bode’s Galaxy, is a grand design spiral galaxy with a diameter of 90.000 light years, about half the size of the Milky Way, in the constellation Ursa Major. Due to its proximity to Earth, large size, and active galactic nucleus, Messier 81 has been studied extensively by professional astronomers. The galaxy’s large size and relatively high brightness also makes it a popular target for amateur astronomers.
M81 is on the left side of the picture.

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filter: Oiii Ha
Date: 2020-05-07 
Exposure: 20 x 300″ – 12 x 300″

M82 Cigar Galaxy

Magnitude: 8.41
Distance: 12 Mly
Size: 37.000 ly

M82 was first discovered by Johann Elert Bode on 31 December 1774 together with M81. He described it as a “nebulous patch”, about 0.75 deg away from M81, “very pale and of elongated shape”. In 1779, Pierre Méchain independently rediscovered both galaxies and reported them to Charles Messier, who added them to his catalog.
M82 is on the right side of the picture.

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filter: LRGB
Date: 2020-03-26 
Exposure: 15 x 300″ – 28 x 300″ – 16 x 300″ – 15 x 300″

M87 Virgo Galaxy

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Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
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Date: 2020-03-22 
Exposure: 82 x 120″

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filter: LRGB
Date: 2020-04-22 
Exposure: 41 x 120″ – 18 x 120″ – 20 x 120″ – 15 x 120″

M106

Magnitude: 8.4
Distance: 23,7 Mly ± 1,5 Mly
Size: 67.500 ly

Messier 106 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781.
M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth. It contains an active nucleus classified as a Type 2 Seyfert, and the presence of a central supermassive black hole has been demonstrated from radio-wavelength observations of the rotation of a disk of molecular gas orbiting within the inner light-year around the black hole. NGC 4217, in the right top is a possible companion galaxy of Messier 106.

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filter: LRGB
Acquisition Date(s): 2020-04-13 through 2020-04-16 
Last Processing Date: 2020-12-31
Exposure: 97 x 90″ – 65 x 90″ – 52 x 90″ – 53 x 90″

M108 Surfboard Galaxy

with M97 The Owl nebula

Magnitude: 10.7
Distance: 46 Mly
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Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 or 1782. From the perspective of the Earth, this galaxy is seen almost edge-on. This galaxy is an isolated member of the Ursa Major Cluster of galaxies in the Virgo supercluster. It is a barred spiral galaxy with somewhat loosely wound arms.

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filter: Oiii Ha RGB
Date: 2020-04-16 
Exposure: 82 x 120″ – 88 x 120″ –

NGC 4216 Silver Streak Galaxy

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Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
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NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy

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Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
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Date: 2020-04-17 
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NGC 4631 – 4656
Whale and Hummingbird

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Distance: 25 Mly
Size: 112.500 ly

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Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
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NGC 5906 Splinter Galaxy

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Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
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Date: 2020-03- 24
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Leo Triplet Galaxy Cluster

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Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filter: LRGB
Acquisition Date: 2020-04-27 
Last Processing: 2020-12-28
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Hickson 44 Galaxy Cluster

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Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
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Date: 2020-04-18 
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Markarian’s Chain

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Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED f/7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ 5 pro
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
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