A telephoto lens image of the galaxy pair Messier 81 and 82 (top) in Ursa Major. This is shot to simulate the field of view of binoculars for illustration purposes. NGC 3077 is below and the left of the pair, while at far left is Coddingon’s Nebula, IC 2574. This is a stack of 6 x 1-minute exposures with the 200mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 6D MkII at ISO 800, tracked but unguided on the Mach 1 mount, on April 28, 2019.
M85, a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices. Small barred spiral at left is NGC 4394. This is a stack of 4 x 10 minute exposures with the Canon 60Da at ISO 800, on the Astro-Physics 130mm f/6 apo refractor.
M87 to M58 area of the Coma-Virgo galaxy cluster, with M87 at right, and M90 (spiral galaxy) at top left, M89 (round elliptical) at centre left, and M58 at bottom left. NGC 4550 and 4551 are the pair below M89 at centre. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures with the 92mm TMB apo refractor and Borg 0.85x reducer/flattener for f/4.5, and Canon 7D at ISO 800. Taken April 24, 2011.
