M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, with its companion galaxies, M32 (below) and M110 (aka NGC 205, above), framed to include the blue star Nu Andromedae at left, usually used as the star hopping guide star to find M31. This is a stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures with the Quattro 8 inch Newtonian reflector astrograph, using the Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, taken from home.
Clusters and nebulosity at the feet of Gemini the twins, on the border of Orion. M35 star cluster is at top, and supernova remnant IC 443 is below. Brightest nebula in NGC 2174 in Orion, while small nebula below it is IC 2162. Large faint nebula at bottom right is Lower's Nebula, aka Sharpless 2-261. This is a stack of 5 x 8 minute exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 800 with the Canon 5D MkII and Canon L-series 135mm lens.
