Astro-images
All photos by Jeffrey W. Mirick
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Specs for images taken with a camera and lens: Camera: Panasonic lumix DC-S5 Full Frame Camera - 26MB Lens: 70-200 mm, F2.8 lens Temperature: Room temperature Star Tracking: The camera was mounted on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventure to track the stars across the sky. Mount: The Sky Watcher (and camera) was mounted on a camera mount capable of holding the weight of the Star tracker, camera, and lens. Stacked images: 80 to 120 images were stacked to reduce the noise using PixInsight. |
Specs for taking images using a telescope: Telescope: Orion 190 mm (7.5 inches) F5.6 Maksutov-Newtonian (Mak-Newt) Astrogrraph Telescope Mount: Orion Atlas II, EQ-G Computerized Goto Mount Camera: Orion cooled CMOS 26 MB G26 camera Temperature: Camera was cooled to 0 C Filter: SkyGlow Broadband Filter - Light pollution filter |
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Galaxies
This is a composite image of a lunar eclipse and the Andromeda galaxy.
Both were taken with a 200 mm focal length camera lens.
This image illustrates the relatively sizes between the two objects in the night sky.
Name: M51a, Whirlpool Galaxy
Distance: 23 Million Light Years
This is an image of 2 interacting galaxies.
A third faint galaxy is also visible in the upper right corner - not connected to the other 2 galaxies.
A 600 mm focal length camera lens was used to capture this image.
51 images were stacked with each having an exposure of 20 seconds at f6.3
Colliding/interacting Galaxies - Irregular Galaxies
Arp 116, M60 and NGC 4647 and other galaxies
Distance to M60: 57 Million Light Years
Arp 271, NGC 5426, NGC 5427
Distance: 120 Millionn Light Years
The Stephan's Quinter
Distance: 210 to 340 Millionn Light Years
Arp 65 - colliding galaxies
Distance: 335 million light years
Arp 147 - colliding galaxies
Distance: 430 million light years
Arp 55, Grasshopper Galaxy, UGC 4881 - colliding galaxies
Distance: 527 Million Light Years
M84, Eyes Galaxies, Markarian's Chain, and other galaxies
Distance: 52-60 Million Light Years
Quasars
3c48 - Quasar
Distance: 3.9 billion light years
Twin Quasars, gravitaqtional lensing, the Phantom Frisbee Galaxy
Distance to twin quasars: 8.8 Billion Light Years
NGC 3226 and NGC 3227, Arp 94 |
NGC 2444 and NGC 2445, Arp 143 |
Arp 148, Mayall's Object |
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Leo Galaxy Cluster of 3 |
The Leo Galaxies |
M31, Andromeda Galaxy |
M31, Andromeda Galaxy |
M81 and M82: Camera, 200 mm lens |
M81 and M82: Telescope |
M51, Whirlpool Galaxy |
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Cluster of galaxies in Leo - M99 and M100 |