M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

This is the Andromeda Galaxy. Our closest neighbor Galaxy only 2.5 million Light Years away from our own Milky Way.

On the right and below you see M31's sister Galaxy M110 (NGC 205).

More details can be found on Wikipedia

M42 - Orion Nebula

This it the Orion Nebula - M42 (also known as NGC 1976) with the Running Man on the left.

The Orion Nebula is located in the Sword of the constellation of Orion. This Nebula contains both M42 & M43.

The brightest part contains 6 stars also known as the Trapezium.

This photo was on December 20, 2015.

More information can be found on Wikipedia.

M44 - Beehive Cluster

Imaged on Feb. 28, 2016.

M44, NGC 2632, or Cr 189, is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is one of the nearest open clusters to the Solar System, and it contains a larger star population than most other nearby clusters.

More details about M44 can be found on Wikipedia

M51 - Whirepool Galaxy

This is M51 known as the Whirepool Galaxy (NGC 5194).

More information can be found on Wikipedia

The Leo Triplet - M66 group

This is the Leo Triplet. It consists of M65, M66 & NCG 3826.

M65 - bottom right.
M66 - bottom left.
NCG 3826 - top.

This photos (Apr 20, 2015) is a combination of 93 images (different exposure at ISO 800 & 1600) stacked and processed in PixInsight.

M67

Messier 67 (also known as M67 or NGC 2682) is an open cluster in the constellation of Cancer. Age estimates for the cluster range between 3.2 and 5 billion years.

M67 is not the oldest known open cluster, but there are few Galactic clusters known to be older.

More details on Wikipedia

M81 & M82

M81 on the right (NGC 3031).
M82 on the left (NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy).

This photo is based on 35 images taken on Jan 14, 2016 of different exposures at ISO 1600.
Stacked and processed in PixInsight

M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

This is M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy (NGC 5457).

This photo is the result of an imaging session on Apr 23, 2015 where 59 photos where taken at different exposures (ISO 800 & 1600).
Stacked and processed using PixInsight.

MESSIER OBJECTS

I have given my self the challenge of imaging all the 110 Messier objects. The added challenge for me is that I live more or less in the center of a small town and suffer from Light Pollution. Also I live at around 51° latitude which means that I will not be able to observe a few of the Messier objects. For this I will need to leave my town and go south to approx. 42° latitude.

For my imaging I will be using:

an 80mm Refractor or a 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope.
The mount used is a motorised EQ5 using AstroEQ for Goto
Guiding will be performed with a ZWO ASI120MM camera and PHD2.
The camera for imaging will be a Canon DSLR modified (the IR filter removed).
Stacking will done using DSS or PixInsight
Processing will be done using PixInsight.