The red carbon star Y Canum Venaticorum, aka La Superba, and the bright Messier galaxy, M106, in a wide field similar to large binoculars. This is a stack of only 4 images at 8 minutes each, with the William Optics 51mm RedCat astrograph at f/4.9 and the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 1600. There were faint satellite trails in each but a median stack mode eliminated them.
Open cluster M41 in Canis Major, below Sirius. Little nebula at left is Sharpless 2-301. This is a stack of 3 x 2 minute exposures in hazy skies with Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 and Canon 135mm lens at f/2.8. Taken January 6, 2011. Field of view simulates binocular field.
A telephoto lens image of the spiral galaxy Messier 106 in Canes Venatici. This is shot to simulate the field of view of binoculars for illustration purposes. The red star, La Superba or Y CVn, is at far left. Below M106 is the companion galaxy NGC 4217. 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.
