This is the mis-matched pair of globular clusters in Coma Berenices: M53 at top, a modestly bright and rich cluster, and NGC 5053 at bottom, a dim and sparse globular. This is a stack of just 5 x 8-minute exposures with the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 800 through the SharpStar 140mm refractor at f/6.5 with no field flattener.
Messier 61, a face-on spiral galaxy in Virgo. Galaxy at upper left is NGC 4301, at upper right of M61 is NGC 4292. The short streak left of M61 is the asteroid 40 Harmonia. This is a stack of 4 x 10 minute exposures at ISO 800 with the Canon 60Da and Astro-Physics 130mm f/6 apo refractor.
