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sometimes she gets these times when she is deep in thought
I wish I could know what she is thinking of
Messier 64 (auch als NGC 4826 und Blackeye-Galaxie bezeichnet) ist eine Spiralgalaxie mit den Abmessungen 10,0' x 5,4' und der scheinbaren Helligkeit von +8,50 mag im Sternbild Haar der Berenike.
Entfernung: 24 ± 2 Millionen Lichtjahre
Messier 21 (M21) is an open cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius. The cluster has an apparent magnitude of 6.5 and lies at an approximate distance of 4,250 light years from Earth. Its designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 6531.
Messier 21 is only 4.6 million years old, which makes it relatively young for an open star cluster. It is only 10 percent of the age of Messier 45, the famous Pleiades cluster in Taurus, and 1 percent the age of the Sun.
M21 consists mainly of small, faint stars, but is also home to a few blue giants.
The cluster contains about 57 confirmed members, but is pretty densely packed. It is classified as of Trumpler class I 3 r, which means that is a detached cluster with strong central concentation (I), consists of both bright and faint stars (3), and contains more than 100 stars (r).
The stars of M21 are believed to be members of the Sagittarius OB1 Association, a group of massive O and B-type stars that share a common motion, age and origin. The eight of the 10 brightest stars in the cluster are spectroscopic binaries with periods shorter than 6 days.
Messier 21 contains about 35 stars with a visual magnitude between 8 and 12. Many of these stars can easily be seen in a small telescope. 6-inch or larger telescopes will show many more stars tightly packed within an area 13 arc minutes in apparent size.
The open cluster lies just beyond naked eye visibility, but can easily be found even in the smallest binoculars. It is located 2.5 degrees northwest of Messier 8 (the Lagoon Nebula) and only 0.75 degrees to the northeast of Messier 20 (the Trifid Nebula). The cluster can be found using the Teapot asterism, formed by the brightest stars in Sagittarius, to first find either of the two famous nebulae and then use them to locate M21.
The best time of year to observe M21 is in the months of June, July and August.
These are the first batch of my photos from my recent trip to Costa Rica. For the next two days I'll upload more, and then on the third, I'll be uploading my first HDRs.
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M45 The Pleiades
4 x 60sec at ISO400
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and GIMP
Canon EOS 300D at prime focus on Orion ST80
Celestron CG-4 mount with SynScan EQ3-2 upgrade
(20140927_M45_400_4min)
I know, I know... it could be worse. In fact it was last night. But I just had to show you how crazy it is right now. I have trays full of beads, findings, ribbons... everywhere LOL
150/750 SkyWatcher Newtonian
DMK 21
No Filter
2 sec exposures
About 100+ frames stacked in Registax
Processed in PS by a noob (Me :D)
Messier 11
Stack Size:30
Exposure: 45s
ISO: 6400
Lens: 8in SCT with f/6.3 focal reducer
Camera: Canon Rebel T7i with Astro Mod
James Simpson provides the after-dinner entertainment, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. Taken on July 6, 2009.
Messier, Eric - 05-06 Florida Panthers Road Jersey Set 3 (RBK, Sz 54) Light Wear - stickmarks near crest and right sleeve, unrepaired slice on lower front hem, new NHL logo sewn over old NHL logo on tail, 05-06 Season Patch sewn into tail. Cutting Edge Sports Set Patch sewn into tail, NHL Game Worn Patch sewn into tail. LOA from NHL/MeiGray and bears serial number C04379.
Messier 70
Stack Size:30
Exposure: 45s
ISO: 6400
Lens: 8in SCT with f/6.3 focal reducer
Camera: Canon Rebel T7i with Astro Mod
Messier 56. Apilado de 84x20segs (28min), f:400mm @ F/5.7, ISO 1600. Canon 1000D +Celestron 70/400, montura CG4. 02-10-2012
Bit of a meh day today. The car broke down, so we were late into work. Then the email and internet system at work crashed and nothing was working properly. MrH was going to be home late, so I took Milo out for a game of football and a run before the light disappeared. It was great fun and I managed to burn off a little frustration. Very messy though!