M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy Astrophotography and Tips
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is by far the easiest galaxy to image for beginner astrophotographers!
Here are some tips to image Andromeda.
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Apr 5, 2022
- 12 min
M81 & M82 - Bode's Galaxy & The Cigar Galaxy
M81 and M82 are two of the most popular astrophotography targets in Spring. They are easy to capture, but reavealing the IFN is not!
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
M107 - A Loose globular cluster in Ophiuchus
Messier 107 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is the last globular cluster entered in Messier's catalog of...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
M40 - Photographing One of Charles Messier's Mistakes
Messier 40, also known as Winnecke 4 is just... two regular stars... that were cataloged by Charles Messier as a Deep Sky Object as he...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
M92 - A Bright and Impressive Globular Cluster
Messier 92 is a bright and large globular cluster in the constellation Hercules. It is a great target for beginner astrophotographers and...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- May 4, 2021
- 3 min
Messier 5 - A Globular Cluster in Serpens
Messier 5 is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens, 24,500 light-years away from Earth. It is an easy target for beginner...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Apr 28, 2021
- 4 min
M99 and M100 - Astrophotography of 2 messier objects in a field of galaxies
Messier 99 and Messier 100 are two grand design spiral galaxies located in a busy area of Coma Berenices. M99 and M100 are both beautiful...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Apr 22, 2021
- 4 min
Messier 3 - 1 Hour on a bright Globular Cluster
Messier 3 is one of the brightest, largest, and most impressive globular clusters in the sky. It contains more than 500,000 stars, lies...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
M46 & M47 - Two Clusters and a hidden nebula!
Messier 46 and Messier 47 are two young open clusters in the constellation Puppis. The twist? A small but bright planetary nebula can be...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Apr 7, 2021
- 4 min
M64 - The Black Eye Galaxy Astrophotography on a full Moon
Messier 64 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. it is also known as the Black Eye Galaxy because of the dark spiral...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
M94 - The Cat's Eye Galaxy from the city without filters
We have never tried imaging a galaxy from a white zone without filters before, so see this as a personal challenge! How did it turn out?
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Feb 18, 2021
- 3 min
Messier 102 - The Spindle Galaxy Astrophotography
Messier 102 is a lenticular galaxy seen edge-on in Draco. Near M102 and included in our field of view is another galaxy, NGC 5907! Our...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Jan 19, 2021
- 4 min
M13 - The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
Featured on The Astrophotographer's Guidebook. Featured on Sciences et Avenir's Instagram account Messier 13 is one of the best globular...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Jan 10, 2021
- 8 min
M42 - The Great Orion Nebula - Astrophotography
Our Astrophotography of the magnificent Orion Nebula (M42) with different telescopes and cameras, both from the desert and the city!
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Nov 13, 2020
- 4 min
M67 - The King Cobra cluster in Cancer
Messier 67 is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is also known as the King Cobra cluster but is sadly not often...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Nov 10, 2020
- 4 min
M50 - An Open cluster in Monoceros
Messier 50 is an open cluster in Monoceros. It is not often photographed and is located not far from the more popular Rosette Nebula....
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Oct 19, 2020
- 5 min
M56 - 1 hour from the backyard with no filter and no calibration frames
Messier 56 is a globular cluster in Lyra. It is a rarely photographed object located not far from the famous Ring Nebula (M57). Object...
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Antoine & Dalia Grelin
- Oct 15, 2020
- 10 min