www.galaxies.se

Galaxies for fun

by Ivar Hamberg

Last Modified:

Jan 10, 2012

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Image Gallery

Great Comets & Meteors

Arp Peculiar Galaxies

Hickson Groups 

Abell Clusters

Astronomical

Spectra

The Observatory

   IC1396 LRGB version, Cepheus

  IC1396 SHO version, Cepheus

   NGC 7635 H(RGB) version, Cassiopeia

  NGC 7635  SHO version, Cassiopeia

  IC 1805, Mel 15, LRGB version, Cassiopeia

 IC 1805, Mel15, SHO version, Cassiopeia

   M51 in Canes Venatici.

 M51 in Canes Venatici. Overexposed Luminance channel to show the whisps clearly.

  M101 in Ursa Major, CL(HRGB), H-alpha included, Log Luminans

 M101 with supernova SN2011fe, L(RGB)

NGC 7331 group in Pegasus

M27 in Vulpecula

NGC7000 and IC5070 H-alpha

NGC7000 and IC5070 SII-Halpha-OIII

NGC7000 detail. L(RGB) image

NGC7000 detail. R(SHO) image

NGC2237 Rosette Nebula in close to natural colors

AGC 1656, the Coma Cluster 

AGC 1656, the Coma Cluster

Moon Eclipse over Stockholm, December 10 2011

Full moon September 10, 2011

NGC 884 and NGC 869, Double cluster in Perseus

IC 1318, H-alpha, in Cygnus

There are many interesting galaxies and nebula for the amateur astronomer to observe. This website shows some general objects, as well as some more challenging peculiar galaxies, multiple systems and galaxy clusters. Every now and then, new CCD-photos and observing notes are added, to show what can be interesting and fun to observe. Above, there are some highlights gathered from the cosmical zoo. Older photos have mostly been taken with an ST6 CCD camera. More recent ones have been taken with an STL-11000M camera.

Browse and pick your favorites to observe at your next observing session.

Observatory design and CCD-photos by Ivar Hamberg.

Email: ivar.hamberg (at) telia.com