On the gallery pages, I present my so far "best" photos taken with my Vaonis Vespera (at the moment, most of the time all of them...). This page shows DSO that are included in the Messier Catalog.
Gallery pages: Photo Gallery (Messier Catalog) - Photo Gallery (NGC and More...) - Photo Gallery (Multiple DSO)
On this page, I would like to present my "best" photos of Messier objects that I took with my Vaonis Vespera. As hopefully new sky objects and maybe better photos of the objects will be added in the future, this page will be a "permanent construction site."
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M 2, Aug 28, 2022 - original (42 frames = 420 seconds) |
M 2, Sep 30, 2022 - original (30 frames = 300 seconds) |
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M 3, Jul 31, 2022 - original (29 frames = 290 seconds) |
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M 5, Jul 31, 2022 - original (29 frames = 290 seconds) |
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M 10, Jul 30, 2022 - original (30 frames = 300 seconds) |
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M 11, Jul 31, 2022 - original (5 frames = 50 seconds; before autofocus update) |
M 11, Jul 31, 2022 - original (18 frames = 180 seconds; after autofocus update) |
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M 12, Jul 30, 2022 - original (29 frames = 290 seconds) |
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M 13, Aug 12, 2022 - original (30 frames = 300 seconds) |
M 13, Aug 20, 2022 - original (89 frames = 890 seconds) |
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M 13, Aug 25, 2022 - original (90 frames = 900 seconds) |
M 13, Aug 28, 2022 - original (30 frames = 300 seconds) |
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M 14, Jul 30, 2022 - original (29 frames = 290 seconds) |
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M 15, Aug 15, 2022 - original (93 frames = 930 seconds) |
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M 16, Aug 15, 2022 - original (90 frames = 900 seconds) |
M 16, Aug 20, 2022 - original (89 frames = 890 seconds) |
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M 16, Nov 1, 2022 - original (180 frames = 1800 seconds) |
M 16, Nov 1, 2022 - original (180 frames = 1800 seconds), processed |
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M 17, Jul 31, 2022 - original (29 frames = 290 seconds) |
M 17, Aug 16, 2022 - original (92 frames = 920 seconds), new autofocus |
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M 26, Oct 5, 2022 - original (29 frames = 290 seconds) |
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M 27, Aug 6, 2022 - original (23 frames = 230 seconds) |
M 27, Aug 12, 2022 - original (45 frames = 450 seconds) |
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M 27, Aug 15, 2022 - original (20 frames = 200 seconds) |
M 27, Aug 20, 2022 - original (89 frames = 890 seconds) |
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M 27, Aug 20, 2022 - original (89 frames = 890 seconds) |
M 27, Aug 25, 2022 - original (90 frames = 890 seconds) |
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M 27, Sep 30, 2022 - original (33 frames = 330 seconds) |
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M 29, Sep 30, 2022 - original (27 frames = 270 seconds) |
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M 31, Aug 12, 2022 - original (71 frames = 710 seconds) |
M 32, Aug 12, 2022 - original (8 frames = 80 seconds) |
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M 31, Oct 17, 2022 - original (183 frames = 1830 seconds) |
M 31, Oct 17, 2022 - original (183 frames = 1830 seconds), processed |
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M 31, Oct 27, 2022, mosaic with M 32 and M 110 - original (290 frames, about 48 min) |
Ditto, cropped and processed - original |
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M 33, Oct, 30, 2022 - original (269 frames = 2690 seconds) |
M 33, Oct 30, 2022 - original (269 frames = 2690 seconds), processed |
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M 39, Sep 30, 2022 - original (13 frames = 130 seconds) |
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M 42/43, Jan 18, 2023 - original (65 frames = 640 seconds) |
M 42/43, Jan 18, 2023 - large (65 frames = 640 seconds), processed |
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M 51, Aug 7, 2022 - original (122 frames = 1220 seconds) |
M 51, Aug 16, 2022 - original (181 frames = 1810 seconds) |
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M 52 and NGC 7635, Aug 25, 2022 - original (94 frames = 940 seconds) |
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M 56 - original (17 frames = 170 seconds) |
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M 57 - original (24 frames = 240 seconds) |
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M 71 - original (12 frames = 120 seconds) |
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M 82, Aug 12, 2022 - original (3 frames = 30 seconds) |
M 82, Aug 12, 2022 - original (5 frames = 50 seconds) |
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M 81/82, Aug 12, 2022 - original (60 frames = 600 seconds) |
M 81 & NGC 3077, Aug 28, 2022 - original (90 frames = 900 seconds) |
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M 92, Jul 29, 2022 - original (29 frames = 290 seconds) |
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M 97 and M 108 , Aug 28, 2022 - original (61 frames = 610 seconds) |
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M 101, 29.7.2022 - original (82 frames = 820 seconds) |
M 101, 7.8.2022 - original (191 frames = 1910 seconds) |
Spiralgalaxy NGC 5474 to the left
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M 103ff, Nov 1, 2022 - original (365 frames = 3650 seconds) |
Evaluation by astrometry.org |
Also on the photo: NGC 654, NGC 659 und NGC 663
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M 108 and M 97, Aug 28, 2022 - original (61 frames = 610 seconds) |
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M 110, Oct 5, 2022 - original (46 frames = 460 seconds) |
27.01.2023 |