M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy captured from my backyard on 04/26/2023. Check out this blog post for more details: https://astronomy716.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-journey-down-rabbit-hole.html #astrophotography #space #astronomy #galaxyseason #zwoasi2600mcpro #ZWO #explorescientific #skywatcherusa

Not very happy with this image of the NGC2403 galaxy but considering the Moon is nearly full and reflecting the water vapor in the atmosphere, I'll take it for now.
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Spring *is* #GalaxySeason so took another stab at Messier 51 Whirlpool. Happy with results - for a OSC camera. Next time, would like to try with a mono cam and add some Ha.

May marked the end of my "Elephant Trunk" project - this is a crop of result. Also took another stab at the Sunflower galaxy.

May 15/16 also marked a #LunarEclipse. Here is the moon as it nears full eclipse. This eclipse was noticeably darker than recent past eclipses.

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