Some visible galaxies from our backyard in Livermore California
(10" f/3.9 Newtonian with Coma corrector & ASI071MC Pro)
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September 24, 2022 - NGC 2683
7x10 min. exposure
September 24, 2022 - IC 167 and 1730, NGC 678, 680, 691, 694, 695 and 697
25x10 min. exposure
January 29, 2022 - NGC 4504, NGC 4487, UGCA 282
26x10 min. exposure
January 29, 2022 - NGC 5850, NGC 5846, NGC 5839, NGC 5845, NGC 5848, NGC 5838, NGC 5854
2x10 min. exposure
November 28, 2021 - NGC 584, NGC 586, IC 127
4x10 min. exposure
November 28, 2021 - NGC 1507
4x10 min. exposure
November 28, 2021 - NGC 253
6x10 min. exposure
November 28, 2021 - NGC 351, NGC 353
8x10 min. exposure
May 8, 2021 - NGC 4564, NGC 4567, 4568, NGC 4579(M58)
2x10 min. exposure
February 6, 2021 - NGC 2146
1x10 min. exposure
February 6, 2021 - NGC 4192 and NGC 4186
14x10 min. exposure
February 6, 2021 - NGC 4459, 4468, 4473, 4474, 4477, 4479 (Part of Markarian's chain)
10x10 min. exposure
October 17, 2020 - NGC 1600, NGC 1594, 1599, 1601, 1603, 1604, 1606, IC 372, 373, 2078, 2080
10x10 min. exposure
October 17, 2020 - NGC 1023, UGC 2156 and UGC 2165
11x10 min. exposure
October 17, 2020 - NGC 672 (Blue), IC 1727 (Blue), NGC 670 (Bottom right) and NGC 684, IC 1731 (Top)
12x10 min. exposure
September 18, 2020 - NGC 684, IC 1731
10x10 min. exposure
September 18, 2020 - NGC 7331, 7335, 7337, 7340, NGC 7317, 7318, 7319, 7320 (Stephan's Quintet), NGC 7315, NGC 7343
18x10 min. exposure
August 15, 2020 - NGC 1003 (right) and some distant galaxies
1x10 min. exposure
August 15, 2020 - NGC 1003 (left), NGC 995, NGC 996, NGC 999, NGC 1000, NGC 1001, NGC 1005 (centre-right), UGC 2111, UGC 2126, UGC 2135 and some more distant galaxies
7x10 min. exposure
July 25, 2020 - NGC 969, NGC 970, NGC 974, NGC 978, NGC 987, UGC 2023, IC 1815 and many more visible distant galaxies
9x10 min. exposure
July 25, 2020 - NGC 925
8x10 min. exposure
July 25, 2020 - NGC 6946 and NGC 6939 open cluster (bottom-right corner)
18x10 min. exposure
July 18, 2020 - NGC 7184 (centre), NGC 7180, NGC 7185, NGC 7188
6x10 min. exposure
July 18, 2020 - NGC 5965 (centre), NGC 5963, NGC 5969 and NGC 5971
22x10 min. exposure
July 11, 2020 - NGC 5371, NGC 5350, NGC 5353, NGC 5354, NGC 5355, NGC 5358 and UGC 8841
11x10 min. exposure
July 11, 2020 - NGC 6015
11x10 min. exposure
June 20, 2020 - NGC 5906
2x10 min. exposure
June 20, 2020 - NGC 6384
4x10 min. exposure
June 20, 2020 - NGC 4303
6x10 min. exposure
February 22, 2020 - NGC 3379, NGC 3384 and NGC 3389 (centre)
NGC 3368 (top-right)
5x10 min. exposure
February 22, 2020 - NGC 3115
8x10 min. exposure
February 22, 2020 - NGC 2903 (and NGC 2905)
8x10 min. exposure
February 22, 2020 - NGC 3227 and NGC 3226
3x10 min. exposure
July 6, 2019 - NGC 4321 (centre) and surroundings NGC 4322, 4323, 4327, 4328.
NGC 4312 (left)
IC783 (bottom)
4x10 min. exposure
July 6, 2019 - NGC 4449 - 1x10 min. exposure
July 3, 2019 - NGC 4244 - 7x10 min. exposure
July 3, 2019 - NGC 5866 - 8x10 min. exposure
July 3, 2019 - NGC 5906 - 9x10 min. exposure
July 3, 2019 - NGC 7814 - 6x10 min. exposure
June 28, 2019 - NGC 4565 (Needle Galaxy) and NGC 4562- 8x10 min. exposure
June 28, 2019 - NGC 4559 - 6x10 min. exposure
June 28, 2019 - NGC 6822 (Barnard's Galaxy) - 6x10 min. exposure
June 28, 2019 - IC 10 (An irregular galaxy) - 7x10 min. exposure
June 21, 2019 - NGC 4826 (Black Eye Galaxy) - 3x10 min. exposure
June 21, 2019 - NGC 5236 (Southern Pinwheel)- 6x10 min. exposure
June 21, 2019 - NGC 5128 (Centaurus A) - 2x10 min. exposure
March 30, 2019 - Leo triplet - NGC 3623, 3627 and NGC 3628 - 6x10 min. exposure
March 30, 2019 - NGC 4258 and NGC 4248 - 11x10 min. exposure
March 30, 2019 - Virgo Cluster
Centre NGC 4406, 4402, 4387, 4388, 4425
Bottom - The eyes NGC 4435, 4438
Bottom right NGC 4431, 4444
7x10 min. exposure
March 30, 2019 - NGC 4526, 4535, 4518 and NGC 4519 - 4x10 min. exposure
March 30, 2019 - NGC 4594 (Sombrero galaxy) - 5x10 min. exposure
December 29, 2018 - NGC 1055 and NGC 1068 - 8x10 min. exposure
December 29, 2018 - NGC 2742 and NGC 2768 - 8x10 min. exposure
December 29, 2018 - NGC 3992 - 4x10 min. exposure (Vacuum Cleaner galaxy)
December 29, 2018 - NGC 4236 - 3x10 min. exposure
December 29, 2018 - NGC 4258 (also NGC 4248, 4231 and 4232) - 1x10 min. exposure
December 29, 2018 - NGC 4631 (Whale galaxy) and NGC 4656 (Crowbar galaxy) - 4x10 min. exposure
December 29, 2018 - NGC 4736 - 1x10 min. exposure
October 13, 2018 - NGC 2403 and NGC 2404 - 6x10 min. exposure
October 13, 2018 - NGC 1560 - 6x10 min. exposure
October 13, 2018 - NGC 2366 and NGC 2363 - 3x10 min. exposure
October 13, 2018 - NGC 224/M 31 (Andromeda), NGC 221/M 32 and NGC 205/M 110. (Top right corner - NGC 206 is visible) - 3x10 min. exposure
October 13, 2018 - NGC 6946 (centre) and NGC 6939 open cluster (bottom-right corner) - 6x10 min. exposure
October 13, 2018 - NGC 7640 - 7x10 min. exposure
October 6, 2018 - NGC 7479 - 6x10 min. exposure
October 6, 2018 - NGC 253 - 5x10 min. exposure
September 7, 2018 - NGC 55 - 5x10 min. exposure
September 7, 2018 - NGC 247 - 5x10 min. exposure
September 7, 2018 - 4x10 min. exposure
Center; NGC 7331, 7335, 7337, 7340
Top right; NGC 7317, 7318, 7319, 7320 (Stephan's Quintet)
September 3, 2018 - NGC 404 (Mirach's Ghost)
1x10 min. exposure
September 3, 2018 - IC 342 (The hidden galaxy) Hidden behind the galactic dust of Milky Way
3x10 min. exposure
August 16, 2018 - NGC 185
5x10 min. exposure
August 16, 2018 - NGC 891
5x10 min. exposure
August 16, 2018 - NGC 5055 (M 63 - Sunflower Galaxy)
5x10 min. exposure
August 16, 2018 - NGC 628
5x10 min. exposure
August 4, 2018 - NGC 598 (M33 - Triangulum Galaxy)
5x10 min. exposure
August 4, 2018 - M31 (Andromeda)
4x10 min. exposure
August 4, 2018 - NGC 147
2x10 min. exposure
July 14, 2018 - NGC 5194/5195 (Whirlpool - M51) and other visible small galaxies IC 4263, IC 4282, IC 4287, IC 4277, NGC 5169, NGC 5173 and NGC 5198
4x10 min. exposure
June 12, 2018 - Galaxies NGC 5112 and NGC 5107
4x10 min. exposure
June 12, 2018 - Pinwheel galaxy - M101
7x10 min. exposure
May 12, 2018 - M81 and M82 (Bode and Cigar Galaxies)
8x10 min. exposure
May 12, 2018 - NGC 5301
2x10 min. exposure
Images below are with an 8" f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain & Orion StarShoot G3 Deep Space Color
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51A and M51B) 7x10 min. exposure
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) 6x10 min. exposure
