Messier

Photographs of Objects From the Messier Catalog

Crab Nebula – Messier 1 – Benoit Guertin
Messier 3 Globular Cluster – Benoit Guertin
M13 Globular Cluster – Benoit Guertin
M31 – Andromeda Galaxy Benoit Guertin
Spiral Galaxy M33 – Benoit Guertin
Open Cluster Messier 36. Skywatcher 80ED, Canon 400D 18x30sec
Messier 37 – Open Cluster in Auriga – Benoit Guertin
Open Clusters Messier 38 and NGC1907
Open Cluster M39 – Benoit Guertin
Messier 44 – Beehive Cluster. Benoit Guertin – with Skywatcher 80ED and Canon 80D
M45 – Pleiades Benoit Guertin
Globular Cluster Messier 53
Ring Nebula – Messier 57 Planetary Nebula Benoit Guertin
Leo Triplet – M65 (right), M66 (below) and NGC3628 (upper left)
Open Cluster Messier 67 Benoit Guertin
Messier 92 – Globular Cluster

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Wide Angle Photography – Perseus

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Shooting wide angle long exposures of the sky is always fun, because you never quite know what you will get. On an August night I decided to take a few 20 seconds exposures of the constellation Perseus hoping to catch a few open clusters.  However got surprised by the faint glow of Messier 33 (Triangulum Galaxy) in the photos. This is the furthest object that can be observed to the naked eye, located 2.7 million light years away, and part of the Local Group which includes Andromeda and our Milky Way.

Constellations Perseus and Triangulum (Benoit Guertin)

Constellations Perseus and Triangulum (Benoit Guertin) – CLICK FOR FULL SCREEN

4 x 20 seconds
ISO 6400
17mm F4.0
Canon 80D
August 30, 2019

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