Pompey Urban Astronomy

The image below showcases my initial endeavors with Seestar, with little to no processing and  in some cases directly from from Seestae itself. While I made some minor adjustments using its built-in tools to tweak brightness and contrast, I found the results quite impressive at the time. It's something I want to preserve as a reminder of my starting point.


A great  Seestar C50 community can be found here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/seestar/permalink/365953872883568


M81  (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy; mag 6.94) in Ursa Major (Great Bear) - My very first image using the SeeStar.

Date:  23/04/2024

Location:  South of England

Seeing:  Full Moon Patchy Cloud

Exposure: 10 Second subs for 12 Mins

Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_81



The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici (Hunting Dogs).

Date:  24/04/2024

Location:  South of England

Seeing:  Full Moon Patchy Cloud

Exposure: 10 Second subs for 15 Mins

Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlpool_Galaxy

Messier 100 (also known as NGC 4321 or the Mirror Galaxy) is a grand design intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern part of the mildly northern Coma Berenices.

Date:  29/04/2024

Location:  South of England

Seeing:  Hazy cloud 

Exposure: 10 Second sub 30 mins

Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_100

Messier 3 (M3; also NGC 5272) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici.

Date:  29/04/2024

Location:  South of England

Seeing:  Hazy cloud 

Exposure: 10 Second subs 5 mins

Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_3

Messier 100 (also known as NGC 4321 or the Mirror Galaxy) is a grand design intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern part of the mildly northern Coma Berenices.

Date:  29/04/2024

Location:  South of England

Seeing:  Hazy cloud 

Exposure: 10 Second sub 30 mins

Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_100

Messier 100 (also known as NGC 4321 or the Mirror Galaxy) is a grand design intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern part of the mildly northern Coma Berenices. Process in Siril, first attempt.

Date:  29/04/2024

Location:  South of England

Seeing:  Hazy cloud 

Exposure: 10 Second subs 30 Mins

Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_100


The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years.

Date:  29/04/2024

Location:  South of England

Seeing:  Hazy cloud 

Exposure: 10 Second subs 21 mins

Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy