Two clear nights in a row! This is the Pinwheel Galaxy, a face on spiral galaxy located near the handle star of the Big Dipper. It’s a very dim object that needs much more exposure to capture more fine details, but it was nice to bag another of my Messier list items.
I got out last night with the telescope for the first time in a few months. It was nice to spend some time under the stars without freezing to death. It was a rather frustrating night – nothing seemed to go right and I fought equipment all night long, but did get a good shot of the Lagoon Nebula.
More details in my Astrophotography Gallery.
I got to spend 5 days in London while at a conference last week. Here’s a few photos I took during the little bit of time I had to play tourist.
From the River Thames toward the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben