Member, Dave Wilkins, assembled this fantastic image of the Andromeda Nebula (M31, NGC 224) from 55 images of 1-minute duration. Images were taken near Kinzua Point, close to Warren, PA in July, 2020. The nebula is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. The galaxy’s name stems from the area of Earth’s sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda
NGC 4501 is a spiral galaxy of type Sb.
NGC 7479, also known as Caldwell 44 is a barred spiral galaxy about 105 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.
NGC 891, Caldwell 23, is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.
Are We Really Alone? The Search Has Only Begun! Walt Pickut recently presented to a packed audience at the Martz-Kohl Observatory as well as to
Total Eclipse of April 8, 2024. Mostly cloudy in the Martz-Kohl Observatory area of Frewsburg, NY. Somehow, our members managed to capture some great images!
I’m sure lots more - and better - images to come from members but here’s a near totality image taken from Bemus Point, NY. Post
How to safely use your phone camera for pictures of the upcoming eclipse. ISO certified solar glasses for $1/each donation at the Martz-Kohl Observatory.
