(46 images)
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M33 Spiral Galaxy (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 7.8 hrs; R 20x1min, G 15x10min, B 12x10min,, all binned 1x1; December 2024)
M51 & NGC5195 - Colliding Gallaxies! Approx 23 million lightyears away. (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 19.6 hrs; L 23x30min; R 5x30min, 3x10 min; G 6x20min, 2x10min, 3x5 min; B 4x30min, 3x10 min; all binned 1x1; October 2016)
[First image almost completely processed using PixInsight - only minor touch-ups with Photoshop]
M33 - Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum (LX, HaRGB Image)
(Total exposure 8.1 hours, Luminance 26x10 min; R 8x10 min; G 7x5 min; B 6x10 min; Ha 3nm 5x30 min; All binned 1x1; October-November 2014)
M33 - Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum (LX, L vs Ha Images)
Luminance image shown; Mouseover to see Hydrogen Alpha image
M61 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Virgo (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 8.3 hours ; L 11x20 min binned 1x1; R 6x20 min, G 6x10 min, B 5x20 min, all binned 2x2; taken over 8 nights May-June 2013)
M88 - Spiral Galaxy in Virgo Cluster (LX, LLsRGB Image)
(Total exposure 9.7 hours not including synthetic luminance from RGB1; L 12x20 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min, G 6x10 min, B 7x20 min 6x10 min, all binned 2x2; Cropped; June 2013)
M65 & M66 - 2/3 of the Leo Trio of Galaxies (the third is NGC3628, below) (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 5.8 hours; L 9x20 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min, G 3x10 min, B 3x20 min, all binned 2x2; Apr 2013)
NGC3628 - "Hamburger" Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 9.7 hours; L 15x20 min, binned 1x1; R 5x20 min, G 6x10 min, B 6x20 min, all binned 2x2; Apr 2013)
M98 - Spiral Galaxy (LX, LLsRGB Image)
(Total exposure 11.7 hours [not including Ls]; L 11x20 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min 1x1 6x20 2x2, G 2x20 min 1x1 4x20 min 2x2 4x10 min 2x2, B 2x20 min 2x2 4x10 min 1x1 4x10 min 2x22; Mar 2013)
NGC2903 - Barred Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 18.5 hours; L 31x20 min, binned 1x1; R 10x20 min, G 11x10 min, B 9x20 min, all binned 2x2; February 2013)
NGC891 (Caldwell 23) - Edge-On Unbarred Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 22.3 hours - L 20x30 min binning 1x1, R 4x20 min binning 1x, 10x20 min binning 2x2; G 4x10 min binning 1x1, 11x10 min binning 2x2; B 4x20 min 1x1 binning, 4x20 min 2x2 binning; November 2012)
M74 - Spiral Galaxy (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 16.6 hours - R 19x20 min, G 24x10 min, B 19x20 min, all binned 1x1; September 2012)
M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum (LX, LRGB Image)
(20.3 hours total exposure - L 40x10 min plus 18x20 min, binned 1x1; R 8x20 min, G 12x10 min, B 8x20 min, all binned 2x2; August 201)
NGC6822 - Barnard's Galaxy (LX, RGB Image)
(4.5 hours total exposure - Ls - synthetic luminance from RGB; R 3x20 min, G 7x10 min, B 7x20 min, all binned 2x2; July 2012)
M104 - The "UFO" Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(11.5 hours total exposure - L 34x10 min, binned 1x1; R 6x20 min, G 9x10 min, B 7x20 min, RGB binned 2x2;, Apr 2012)
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy (FSQ, HaLRGB Image)
(20.5 hours total exposure - HA 9X30 min, L 56x10 min binned 1x1; R 87x2 min, G 73x1 min, B 63x2 min, all binned 2x2; September 2011)
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy (FSQ, Ha Image)
(4.5 hours total exposure - Ha 9x30min binned 1x1; September 2011)
ENHANCED TO SHOW H2 REGIONS IN THE OUTER ARMS OF THE GALAXY
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy (FSQ, LRGB Image)
(16.0 hours total exposure - L 56x10 min binned 1x1; R 87x2 min, G 73x1 min, B 63x2 min, all binned 2x2; September 2011)
NGC7331 - The Deer Lick Galaxy Group (LX, LRGB Image)
(18.9 hours total exposure - L 42x20 min, binned 1x1; R 10x10 min, G 18x5 min, B 10x10 min, all binned 2x2; August 2011)
M74 - Grand Design Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(11.7 hours total exposure - L 9x20 min, binned 1x1; R 11x20 min, G 12105 min, B 9x20 min, all binned 2x2; August 2011)
M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(10.9 hours total exposure - L 10x20 min, binned 1x1; R 17x10 min, G 9x1 min 6x5 min, B 17x10 min, all binned 2x2; August 2011)
NGC4725 - Barred Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(8.3 hours total exposure - L 12x20 min, binned 1x1; R 7x10 min, G 11x5 min, B 13x10 min, all binned 2x2; May 2011)
NGC4244 (Caldwell 26) - Edge-on Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(3.9 hours total exposure - L 9x10 min, binned 1x1; R 6x10 min, G 5x5 min, B 6x10 min, all binned 2x2; May 2011)
M64 - The Black Eye Galaxy (also called The Sleeping Beauty Galaxy) (LX, LRGB Image)
(7.4 hours total exposure - L 12x20 min, binned 1x1; R 9x10 min, G 9x5 min, B 8x10 min, binned 2x2; May 2011)
M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(19.8 hours total exposure - L 8x30 19x20 min, binned 1x1; R 10x20 3x10 min, G 15x10 3x5 min, B 5x20 7x10 min, binned 2x2; April 2011)
M104 - The "UFO" Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(2.1 hours total exposure - L 1x20 min, binned 1x1; R 6x10 min, G 3x5 min, B 3x10 min, binned 2x2; March 2011 - POOR SEEING AND HIGH CLOUDS)
M109 - Barred Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(6.0 hours total exposure - L 10x20 min, binned 1x1; R 7x10 min, G 6x5 min, B 6x10 min, binned 2x2; March 2011)
M100 - Grand Design Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(4.1 hours total exposure - L 9x20 min, binned 1x1; R 3x10 min, G 3x5 min, B 2x10 min, binned 2x2; February 2011)
NGC2683 - The "UFO" Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(10.3 hours total exposure - L 16x20 min, binned 1x1; R 12x10 min, G 12x5 min, B 12x10 min, binned 2x2; CROP; February 2011)
M65 - Spiral Galaxy in Leo (LX, LRGB Image)
(6.8 hours total exposure - Luminance 7x30 min, binned 1x1; R 3x20 min, G 4x10 min, B 5x20 min, binned 2x2; February 2011)
NGC4631 - The Whale Galaxy and Friend (NGC4627) (LX, RGB Image)
(5.0 hours total exposure - Red 6x20 min, Green 6x10 min, Blue 6x20 min, binned 1x1; February 2011)
NGC3628 - The "Hamburger" Galaxy in Leo (LX, LRGB Image)
(8.5 hours total exposure; Luminance 12x30 min, binned 1x1; Red 3x20 min, Green 3x10 min, Blue 3x20 min, binned 2x2; POOR SEEING, January 2011)
M51 (NGC5194 with companion NGC5195) - The Whirlpool Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(6.9 hours total exposure - Luminance 10x30 min, Red 4x10 min, Green 5x5 min, Blue 5x10 min, all binned 1x1; VERY POOR SEEING conditions and high clouds, January 2011)
NGC660 - New galaxy as a result of the collision of 2 galaxies (LX, LRGB Image)
(16.3 hrs total exposure; L, 8x20 min+9x30 min binned 1x1; R 8x15 min+5x20 min, G 8x10 min+5x15 min, B 6x15 min+4x20min, binned 2x2, October 2010)
M74 - Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(4.6 hrs total exposure; 2.5 hrs L, binned 1x1; 50 min R, 25 min G, 50 min B, binned 2x2, September 2010)
NGC891 - Edge-on Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(9.2 hrs total exposure; 5 hrs L, 1.2 hrs R, 1.3 hrs G, 1.7 hrs B, all binned 1x1; September 2010)
M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum (FSQ, LRGB Image)
(6.5 hrs total exposure - L 14x20 min binned 1x1; R 5x10 min, G 5x5 min, B 4x10 min, binned 2x2; August 2010, re-processed October 2010)
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy (FSQ, LRGB Image)
(10.5 hrs total exposure - L 8x20 min, R 18x10 min, G 22x5 min, B 18x10 min, all Binned 1x1; August 2010)
NGC7331 - The Deer Lick Galaxy Group (LX, LRGB Image)
(4 hrs total exposure - July 2010)
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(1.1 hours total exposure - 20L/20R/10G/20B, May 2010)
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(35 minutes total exposure, cropped; May 2010)
NGC6822 - Barnard's [Irregular] Galaxy (LX, Ha Image)
(20 minutes total exposure - 5 nm Ha during full moon, May 2010)
NGC4631 - Whale (galaxy) and Friend (LX, OSC Image)
(2 hours total exposure, May 2010)
M64 - The Black Eye Galaxy (LX, OSC Image)
(3 hours total exposure, May 2010)
M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy (LX, OSC Image)
(6.8 hours total exposure, April 2010)
M51 - Interacting Galaxies (LX, OSC Image)
(3.6 hours total exposure, April 2010)
NGC2903 - Barred Spiral Galaxy (LX, OSC Image)
(Dec 2009 re-processed April 2010)
NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy (LX, OSC Image)
(3.2 hours total exposure, Feb 2010)