M31 - Andromeda The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), a spiral galaxy located approximately 2.5 million light-years away. Andromeda Galaxy spans more than 220,000 light-years across and contains roughly a trillion stars — more than twice the number in our own Milky Way. If you look closely, you can spot its satellite galaxies M32 and M110, which appear as soft elliptical glows nearby. M31 - Andromeda Annotated This image was stacked and processed to reveal the faint dust lanes, glowin

Tonight I had a small break in clouds and rain to turn the SkyShed POD-S and scope to Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon. Imaged with the Celestron 11” EdgeHD and ZWO ASI2600mc-pro. Single 20 second image capture with NINA interface. While I was using the dome, my dad used the Seestar S50 to image the comet.

Setting up to image the Milky Way over Little Wolf Pond, in Tupper Lake.

First light processed image from the remotely operated SkyShed POD-S. The motor kit is installed and it is working flawlessly. NGC660, a polar-ring galaxy about 45 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The warped, X-shaped structure is the result of a galactic collision — a spiral galaxy that likely captured material from a passing neighbor, forming a stunning ring of gas, dust, and stars that orbits at a sharp angle to its main disk. Integration: 110 x 300 se

The Helix Nebula, a planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. It is approximately 655 light years away from earth. A...