NGC 6960 - Cirrus Nebula
M27 or NGC 6853 - Dumbbell Nebula
Astro photo of the planetary nebula with the modified Sony A7Ra.
M57 or NGC6720 Ring Nebula
Astro photo of the planetary nebula with the modified Sony A7Ra.
M16 or NGC 6611 - Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula and The Spire) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens
M8 - Lagoon Nebula
The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula and The Spire) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. (incl. Open Star Cluster NGC 6530)
Albireo Duo Star
M51/NGC 5194 - Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, and NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and its distance is estimated to be between 15 and 35 million light-years.
NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula
NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. Two other objects are within this designation but not officially included, the Snowflake Cluster, and the Fox Fur Nebula.
M82 - Galaxy
The M82 Galaxy Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
M3 - Globular Star Cluster
Messier 3 (M3 or NGC 5272) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici...
NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula (wide field)
The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. The nebula is located about 830 parsecs or 2,700 light-years away from Earth. The Cone Nebula forms part of the nebulosity surrounding the Christmas Tree Cluster.
M1 - Crab Nebula (Super Nova Explosion)
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus.
Noctilucent Clouds at 20180707
They are the highest clouds in Earth's atmosphere, located in the mesosphere at altitudes of around 76 to 85 km...
Perseid Meteor at 20180812
The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The shower is visible with the peak in activity between 9 and 14 August each year. This photo has been shooted from our balcony in Allgäu.
M42/M43 - Orion Nebula incl. NGC1973
Includes NGC1973 Running Man Nebula
IC405/IC410 - Nebula Cluster in Auriga
Includes open star cluster M 38, NGC 1907, NGC 1893 and nebulae IC 417, NGC 1931
NGC 2237 - Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is a large, spherical (circular in appearance), H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy.
NGC 884/869 - Double Star Cluster h and x Persei
NGC 884 is an open cluster located 7600 light years away in the constellation of Perseus. It is the easternmost of the Double Cluster with NGC 869. NGC 869 and 884 are often designated h and χ Persei, respectively.
M42 - Orion Nebula - First Light
First light of the Williams Refractor, no flattener! Full moon two hand width aside
M31 or NGC 224 - Andromeda Galaxy with M32 and M110 Galaxy involved
Astro photo with the modified Sony A7Ra (quick shot 5min30s).
M45 - Pleiades incl. NGC1435/1432 Nebulae
Open Star Cluster - also called seven sisters.
NGC7000/IC5070 North America Nebula/Pelican Nebula
My first astro photo with the modified Sony A7Ra (quick shot).
Cirrus Nebula Complex
NGC 6960, NGC 6992, NGC 6995, NGC 6974, and NGC 6979, IC 1340, Cygnus Loop, Cirrus Nebula, Filamentary Nebula, Witch's Broom Nebula .
A quick shot astro photo with the modified Sony A7Ra .
M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster
My first astro photo (quick shot) with Sony A7R unmodded without proper features
(not fully dark during nautic twilight - bad seeing - high altitude haze).