The observatory on the periphery of a small village called Landos in the south of France at 1100m altitude
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Galaxy M100
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 4h ( 3 min sub)Date 21.03.2026 Messier 100 (M100) is a well-known galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.Type: Spiral galaxy with distinct spiral armsDistance: Approximately 50–60 million light-years from EarthIt is part […]
Abell 31
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII 8h ( 5min sub)Date 20-21.03.2026 Abell 31, also known as Sh2-290, is a planetary nebula located 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Cancer. Although it is one of the largest planetary […]
Helix Nebula
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII 4.3h ( 5min sub)Date 19.09.2025 The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or the Eye of God) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius with a brightness of 6.30 […]
Antares Region
Optik / Mount: Samyang 135mm, Star AdventureCamera / Filter: Sony A7iii non modified96×60 secDate 26.06.2025 The Rho Ophiuchi cloud is a giant molecular cloud in the Milky Way, composed in part of ionized hydrogen and dark dust. It owes its name to the star that dominates the region in which […]
M51 Whirlpool Galaxie
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 5h ( 3 min sub)Date 18.05.25 M51, aussi surnommée la galaxie du Tourbillon, est une galaxie spirale relativement rapprochée située à environ 2,6 millions d’al, dans la constellation des Chiens de chasse.M51 […]
Whale and hockey stick galaxie
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 5h ( 3 min sub)Date 30.04.2025 NGC 4631 – also called “Whale Galaxy” – Type: barred spiral galaxy (seen from the side)Appearance: reminiscent of a whale, hence the nicknameDistance to Earth: approx. […]
M96 galaxy
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB 5h ( 3 min sub)Date 31.03.2025 Messier 96 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. Messier 96 is about the same mass and size as […]
M106
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, LRGB 7h ( 5/3 min sub)Date 05-06.03.2025 Messier 106 is a Hubble-type barred spiral galaxy SBbc in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is estimated to be 23 million light years away from […]
IC 428, IC427, NGC1999
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, LRGB 5h ( 5/3 min sub)Date 18.02.2025 IC 428, IC 427 are emission and reflection nebulae in the constellation Orion on the celestial equator, located north of NGC 1999. The nebula was […]
Cederblad 51
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF Meade f7 , Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, LRGB 5h ( 5/3 min sub)Date 04.02.2025 Cederblad 51 is a blue reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion north of the star λ Orionis (Meissa). It is part of Sh2-264, in what is commonly […]