Saturday, August 29, 2026

ANDROMEDA GALAXY TAKEN BY MIKE TAORMINA ON AUGUST 26, 2026 @ MALTA, NEW YORK, U.S.A.



This was my first attempt at capturing the Andromeda Galaxy with my Seestar S30 Pro and was completely blown away by the results!

Sunday, August 23, 2026

SUN IN H-ALPHA TAKEN BY PAT P. ON AUGUST 21, 2026 @ PITTSBURGH, PA USA





H-alpha time lapse of a spectacular quiescent/hedgerow prominence and a very active sunspot AR4513! Lunt MT60 single stack.

M 15 WAS NOT DISCOVERED BY MESSIER TAKEN BY ODD TRONDAL ON AUGUST 19, 2026 @ NORWAY

 





Messier 15 is a globular cluster in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi in 1746 and included in Charles Messier's catalogue of comet-like objects 18 years later.

At an estimated age of 12500 million years, it is one of the oldest known globular clusters.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Domenico_Maraldi


Time: 22:54UT 2026-08-19 Filter & Exp. R(20x30) G(20x30) B(20x30)Sec

Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +17°C 0.52"/pix Paramount GT-1100S

Time: 22:160UT 2026-08-19 Exp. 36 x 30 sec.

Tel: Meade 4" SC @ f/6.60 ASI662MC @ +24°C 1.77"/pix Paramount GT-1100S

Odd Trondal, My lucky Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.

Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint


Photographer's website:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/odd_trondal/