NGC7086 open cluster

NGC7086 open cluster in Cygnus

Despite the fact, that NGC7086 is an open cluster in frequently visited and popular part in the sky, it is not often imaged. NGC7086 lies about…


Barnards 8-13 at the border

This is not quite often imaged area of the sky. It lies at the border of Perseus and Camelopardalis (Giraffe) constellations. This place is mostly…


NGC4656 Needle galaxy

One more NGC4565 Needle

I have imaged NGC4565 already here and here, but on last Zatom astroparty I took a look onto this galaxy and could not resist to picture is again…


The Ring - M57

Messier 57 is a planetary nebula with all the consequences. It was formed about 7,000 years ago, when a dying red giant star expelled its shell of…


M106 galaxy

Active M106 galaxy

Messier 106 is intermediate spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1791 and is located about 22 million light years…


Strange NGC6765 planetary nebula

NGC6765 (PK 62+9.1) is small (apparent Jupiter size) and faint (about 13mag) planetary nebula in Lyra. There is not much more information available…


Abell 61

Abell 61

Abell 61 is pretty faint and pretty ancient planetary nebula in Cygnus. It is located somewhere around 4,500 light years away and its age is…


Messier 100

Messier 100 is a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way. It is located about 60 million light years away in constellation Virgo, and it is part…


NGC5466 globular cluster

NGC5466 is just another globular cluster. This one can be found in constellation Bootes. It is more less in the same distance from us (51,800 light…


Messier 3

It has been already two years since I imaged M3 globular cluster last time. I made this image now just to check how new telescope behaves on such…


Whale and Pup mono (and colour)

NGC4631 Whale galaxy is located in Canes Venatici constellation (Hunting Dogs). Despite its uncommon shape it is actually a barred spiral galaxy…


Forsaken clusters

NGC2394 and NGC2355 - these two open clusters are not very impressive. But they have their own stories. First one is not proved to be cluster at…