M101 the mighty “Pinwheel” galaxy

One of the most impressive galaxies in Ursa Major, M101 is well-known to most observers, and can already be detected with binoculars.

This picture was taken under the dark skies of Grandpré, La Talma, in Northern France. SQM Values varied during the three capture nights between 21,20 and 21,40.

With the large Dobsonian telescopes (16″ to 20″) many details also visible in this picture could be detected.

In full 100% view (the original sensor resolution), many many small galaxies van be seen in the background. Most of the weakest ones are 20th to 21th magnitude.

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Orion Nebula

A widefield view of the Orion nebula M42. 36 minutes with the ASI2600MC and the Sharpstar 76mm F 4,5 , subs of 5s, 30s and 60s ; all subs stacked together in AstroPixelProcessor.

M42 November 2021 SharpStar 76mm ASI2600MC 36 mins

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