Astrophotography From Upper Pottsgrove Pennsylvania
Messier 37 (also known as M37, NGC 2099, or the Salt and Pepper Cluster) is the brightest and richest open cluster in the constellation Auriga I processed the images using Pixinsight, Object Designation: Messier 37, NGC 2099Also known as: Salt and Pepper ClusterConstellation: Auriga constellationObject Type: Open Star ClusterDistance: 4.5 million light-years awayMagnitude: 6.2Discovery: Giovanni … Read More “M37 – Salt and Pepper Cluster” »
Messier 38 or M38, also known as NGC 1912 or Starfish Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the northern Auriga constellation. I processed the images using Pixinsight, Object Designation: Messier 38, NGC 1912Also known as: Starfish ClusterConstellation: Auriga constellationObject Type: Open Star ClusterDistance: 3.4 million light-years awayMagnitude: 7.4Discovery: Giovanni Batista Hodierna 1654 This … Read More “M38 – Starfish Cluster” »
Messier 36 or M36, also known as NGC 1960 or the Pinwheel Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the northern Auriga constellation. This is a total of 14 hours of imaging. 3/22/2025, 4/9/2025, 4/13/2025 and 4/14/2025. All taken with my Celestron 9.25 telescope on my CGEM II mount with M101 as my goal. … Read More “M36 – Pinwheel Cluster” »
The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on, counterclockwise Intermediate spiral galaxy located 25 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. This is a total of 14 hours of imaging. 3/22/2025, 4/9/2025, 4/13/2025 and 4/14/2025. All taken with my Celestron 9.25 telescope on my CGEM II … Read More “M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy” »
