Galaxies Archives - Astrodoc: Astrophotography by Ron Brecher https://astrodoc.ca/category/galaxies/ Astrodoc.ca - Images of the Universe Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:41:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Celestron Origin Mark II First Light https://astrodoc.ca/origin-first-light/ https://astrodoc.ca/origin-first-light/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:26:07 +0000 https://astrodoc.ca/?p=14943 Celestron Origin Mark II First Light Click images for full size versions August 19, 2026 Celestron has kindly loaned me a Celestron Origin Mark II 'Intelligent Home Observatory' to use for a while. I had first light with it on August 17. It took about five minutes to assemble the three main parts (tripod, mount [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/origin-first-light/feed/ 0 NGC 6946 & NGC 6939 https://astrodoc.ca/ngc6946-ngc6939/ https://astrodoc.ca/ngc6946-ngc6939/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:16:47 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=12189 NGC 6946 & NGC 6939 Click image for full size version August 8, 2026 The two objects in this image each cover about 1/3 of the Moon's diameter, but one lies about 6,000 times further away from us than the other. Open cluster NGC 6939 (upper right) lies within the Milky Way, our home galaxy, [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/ngc6946-ngc6939/feed/ 2 Draco Triplet https://astrodoc.ca/draco-triplet/ https://astrodoc.ca/draco-triplet/#respond Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:29:28 +0000 https://astrodoc.ca/?p=14851 Draco Triplet Click image for full size version   July 4, 2026 The three main galaxies in this image, from left to right, are NGC 5985, NGC 5982, and NGC 5981. They are at quite different distances, and appear close only due to being along the same line of sight. This field is located in [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/draco-triplet/feed/ 0 M92 and Quasars https://astrodoc.ca/m92-and-quasars/ https://astrodoc.ca/m92-and-quasars/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:35:44 +0000 https://astrodoc.ca/?p=14797 M92 and Quasars Click image for full size version June 15, 2026 Globular cluster Messier 92 (M92) lies in Hercules, not far from M13, which usually gets more attention from both visual observers and imagers. M92 is one of my favourite telescope targets, especially in my 20" reflector. It lies about 26,700 light years away [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/m92-and-quasars/feed/ 0 M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy https://astrodoc.ca/m101/ https://astrodoc.ca/m101/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:00:50 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=6414 M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy  Click image for full size version June 12, 2026 This galaxy is catalogued as M101, but is commonly referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy. It is close to the handle of the Big Dipper. I have always found this a particularly difficult target to image well. For this image, I combined [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/m101/feed/ 7 Abell 1656 – The Coma Galaxy Cluster https://astrodoc.ca/abell-1656/ https://astrodoc.ca/abell-1656/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:09:21 +0000 https://astrodoc.ca/?p=14772 Abell 1656 - The Coma Galaxy Cluster Click image for full size version   June 10, 2026 Abell 1656 is better known as the Coma Galaxy Cluster. It lies in Coma Berenices and contains at least 1,000 galaxies with an average distance of 321 million years. The two large galaxies in the centre are NGC [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/abell-1656/feed/ 0 M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy https://astrodoc.ca/m51/ https://astrodoc.ca/m51/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:24 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=5273 M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy Click image for full size version June 7, 2026 M51 is the galaxy in which spiral structure was first seen, by Lord Rosse in 1845 using a 72-inch telescope known as the "Leviathan of Parsonstown."  The galaxy was discovered in 1773 by Charles Messier. It's fairly bright and I've seen it [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/m51/feed/ 4 Messier 13 – Poseidon-C First Light https://astrodoc.ca/messier-13-2026/ https://astrodoc.ca/messier-13-2026/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 17:54:30 +0000 https://astrodoc.ca/?p=14743 Messier 13 - Poseidon-C Pro First Light Click image for full size version May 28,2026 This is the first light for my new camera, a Player One Poseidon-C Pro. It is on my Sky-Watcher Esprit 120, along with all the fixins from Primalucelab (computer, focuser, rotator, flat panel, cover motor, dew management). The whole rig [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/messier-13-2026/feed/ 0 The Leo Trio – M65, M66 and NGC 3628 https://astrodoc.ca/leo-trio/ https://astrodoc.ca/leo-trio/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 06:31:16 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=5025 The Leo Trio - M65, M66 and NGC 3628 Click image for full size version May 7, 2026 M65 (lower left), M66 (upper left) and NGC3628 are three galaxies in the constellation Leo. This grouping is known as the Leo Trio or Leo Triplet. This group of galaxies is around 30 million light years away. [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/leo-trio/feed/ 3 Markarian’s Chain https://astrodoc.ca/markarians-chain/ https://astrodoc.ca/markarians-chain/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:47:17 +0000 https://astrodoc.ca/?p=14699 Markarian's Chain Click image for full size version April 29, 2026 Markarian's Chain is the name of the curved chain of galaxies that arcs through this image. This chain is part of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster, the centre of which is about 54 million light years away. The Virgo Cluster contains about 1,500 galaxies and [...]

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