| Image | Description | Photographer |
 | M31
is located in the constellation Andromeda and is best observed in
November. Boasting an apparent magnitude of 3.1, the galaxy can be seen
with the naked eye, even in areas with moderate light pollution.
Because it is such an easily observed feature in the night sky, it is
impossible to say who discovered the Andromeda galaxy. However, Persian
astronomer Abd al-rahman al-Sufi’s The Book of Fixed Stars from the
year 964 contains the first known report of the object. Seestar S50, 114 min (10s) Bortle ~3/4 GraXpert - remove gradient Siril - color correction, stretch, star processing GIMP - light curve adjust CosmicClarity - sharpen, denoise | Rick Grieser |
 | The Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101, NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries. Telescope: PlaneWave 12.5”,Camera: ASI2600MC Pro, 20 subs, 30 flats, 20 darks. | Gregg Bellman |
 | The Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101, NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries. Telescope: EdgeHD 8”, Flattener/Reducer: 0.7 Focal Length: 1478m Camera: ASI2600MC Pro, 165 exposures of 300s, 4-15/16-2023. | Gregg Bellman |
 | Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus. Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille discovered M83 on 23 February 1752 at the Cape of Good Hope. Telescope: PlaneWave 12.5", Focal Length: 2032 Camera: ASI2600MC Pro, 250 exposures of 120s on 4/11/2023. | Gregg Bellman |
 | M104, known as the Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs from the Milky Way galaxy. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster. Telescope: PlaneWave 12.5", Focal Length: 2032 Camera: ASI2600MC Pro, 150 exposures of 180s on 4/22/2023. | Gregg Bellman |
 | Southern portion of the Milky Way galaxy photographed with a Google Pixel 6 Pro Phone with no other equipment. The Pixel's "night-sight" mode was used with the "astrophotography" setting that automatically stacks images taken over the course of four minutes (!). The Lagoon and Triffid nebulae are visible along with Ptolemy's cluster, etc. Stars as faint as magnitude 8.5 appears in the photograph | Steuart Dewar |
 | NGC 4565 (Needle Galaxy) a spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices with smaller NGC 4562 at top left. 16” RCOS and SBIG ST11000M camera with adaptive optics, 5hrs of luminance and 1 hour each of RGB. Processed in Pixinsight. Also note IC 3571 (Mag. 17.52 irregular galaxy very close on the right) and UGC 7778 (Mag. 13.65 Spiral Galaxy) off to right (at right-angle from bottom of galaxy in image). | Ken Kattner |
 | M 63 (Sunflower Galaxy) in the constellation Canes Venatici, using an Astro-Tech 12RCT @ F8.0 with an SBIG STT-8300 Camera, 1 red (2x2bin) 800 Sec, 1 Green (2x2bin) 1200 Sec, 2 Blue (2x2bin) totalling 2400 Sec, and 1 Luminance (2x2bin) @1200 Sec. Taken near KerrVille, TX on 5/21/2019. | Dick Bobick |
 | M 51 (Whirlpool Galaxy with NGC 5195) in the constellation Canes Venatici, using an Astro-Tech 12RCT @ F8.0 with an SBIG STT-8300 Camera, 2 red totalling 1200 Sec, 2 Green totalling 1800 Sec, 2 Blue totalling 3600 Sec, and Luminance @1200 Sec. Taken near KerrVille, TX on 7/11/2018. | Dick Bobick |
 | NGC 5128 (Centaurus A in the Constellation Centaurus). Using an AP Starfire 160@F7.5 with an SBIG STT-8300 Camera. 1 Red @600s, 1 Green @900s, 2 Blue, totalling 1500s, and 1 Luminance @900s. Taken near Kerrville, TX on 6/13/2018. | Dick Bobick |
 | M64 (Black Eye Galaxy) in the Constellation Coma Berenices. Using an Astro-Tech 12 RCT @ F8.0 with an SBIG STT-8300 Camera. 1 Red @800s, 1 Green #1200s, 2 Blue totalling 2400s, and 1 Luminance Totalling 1200s. Taken near Kerrville, TX on 5/10/2018. | Dick Bobick |
 | M83 (Southern Pinwheel Galaxy) in the Constellation Hydra. Using an Astro-Tech 12 RCT @ F8.0 with an SBIG STT-8300 Camera. 1 Red @800s, 1 Green #1200s, 2 Blue totalling 2400s, and 1 Luminance Totalling 1200s. Taken near Kerrville, TX on 5/7/2018. | Dick Bobick |
 | M104 (Sombrero Galaxy) in the Constellation Virgo. Using an Astro-Tech 12 RCT @ F8.0 with an SBIG STT-8300 Camera. 1 Red @800s, 1 Green #1200s, 2 Blue totalling 2400s, and 1 Luminance Totalling 1200s. Taken near Kerrville, TX on 4/16/2018. | Dick Bobick |
 | NGC 253 (Sculptor Galaxy) in the Constellation Sculptor. Using an AP Starfire 160@F7.5 with an SBIG STT-8300 Camera. 1 Red @800s, 1 Green @1200s, 2 Blue, totalling 2400s, and 1 Luminance @1200s. Taken near Kerrville, TX on 10/17/2017. | Dick Bobick |
 | M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy) in the Constellation Ursa Major. Using an AP Starfire 160@F7.5 with an SBIG STT-8300 Camera. 1 Red @800s, 1 Green @1200s, 2 Blue, totalling 2400s, and 2 Luminance totalling 2400s. Taken near Kerrville, TX on 8/18/2017. | Dick Bobick |
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Images of the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039) were taken over a two year period (2015-2016) and required a total of 16.25 hours of exposure. Specifically, 390 minutes of luminance and 195 minutes of RGB each. | Ken Kattner |
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