The Coma Berenices star cluster, aka Melotte 111, at right, with two prominent galaxies at left: NGC 4559 at top left and edge-on NGC 4565 at bottom left. This is a stack of 6 x 8 minute exposures with the SharpStar 76mm apo refractor with the EDPH field flattener for f/4.5 and with the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 800. Diffraction spikes added for effect using Astronomy Tools actions.
Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 low in NW sky wiyh M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, on April 1, 2013. This is a stack of 2 x 60 second exposures with the Canon 135mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 60Da at ISO 1600, on the Kenko SkyMemo tracking platform. Objects were very low and in the murk!
The stars Cor Caroli (bottom left) and Chara (top right) in Canes Venatici, with the bright galaxy Messier 94 at top left. Cor Caroli is a bright double star but is not resolved here. This is a stack of 6 x 6-minute exposures at ISO 800 with the William Optics RedCat 51mm astrograph at f/4.9 and Canon EOS Ra at ISO 800, from home May 23. The field is 8° x 5° so similar to binoculars. North is up.
