The Moon Looking Nice

The Andromeda Galaxy

This is my first attempt at the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 or NGC 224. This is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light years from Earth, and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way (Earth's home).

I took this image on a night where the light pollution in the neighborhood from the high school football field lights was not very good, thus the image clarity is lacking.

Using a telescope such at the Celestron Nexstar 8se (which is not really designed for deep space object viewing), Andromeda will initially appear as a glowing smudge. Photo stacking is required to bring out more detail on a much darker night with better conditions.

Orion Nebula

Orion Nebula captured in October 2019

Craters Galore

Jupiter in Early October

You can see one of Jupiter's Galilean moon on the left