April 2010

 

Contents

  1. 1 M81 and M82
  2. 2 M97 - Owl nebula
  3. 3 M3
  4. 4 Crescent Moon
 

M81 and M82

Bode nebula and the cigar galaxy revisited. Details here.
 



 
 Object Name:
 M81
 Object Type:
 Galaxy
 Object Position:
 RA 09h 56m 25s DE +69° 00' 56''
 Location/Date/Time:
 St. Pölten, 6.4.2010, 22:30 MESZ (6.4.2010 20:30UTC)
 Parameters:
 10 x 180s - ISO 1600

 Object Name:
 M82
 Object Type:
 Galaxy
 Object Position:
 RA 09h 56m 45s DE +69° 37' 47''
 Location/Date/Time:
 St. Pölten, 6.4.2010, 22:30 MESZ (6.4.2010 20:30UTC)
 Parameters:
 10 x 180s - ISO 1600



M97 - Owl nebula

The owl nebula was found by Mechain in 1781[1] and added by Messier to its catalog in the same year. It is a planetary nebula in the constellation Ursa Major. For reason of the camera use it is a rather bluish. foto. See a more true color fotograph here[2] and a revisit from my side during April 2011.


 Object Name:
 M97
 Object Type:
 planetary nebula
 Object Position:
 RA 11h 15m 23s DE +54° 57' 32''
 Location/Date/Time:
 St. Pölten, 6.4.2010, 23:20 MESZ (6.4.2010 21:20 UTC)
 Parameters:
 7 x 180s - ISO 1600

References:

[1] Sky Gazer Software
[2] Verein Antares - NOe Sternwarte

M3

M3 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Messier in the the year of 1764 [1] and added to his catalogue. It is one of the three brightest globular clusters.




 Object Name:
 M3
 Object Type:
  globular cluster
 Object Position:
 RA 13h 42m 41s DE +28° 19' 19''
 Location/Date/Time:
 St. Pölten, 17.4.2010, 00:05 MESZ (16.4.2010 22:05 UTC)
 Parameters:
 29 x 30s - ISO 1600


References:

[1] Burnhams Celestial Handbook, I/363

Crescent Moon

The following two pictures were taken within 2 minutes using different exposure times. Other pictures of our moon at different phases can be found here and here.





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