The Triplet
Three spiral galaxies, M65, M66 and NGC3628 dance together amongst the stars. Galaxies are not my usual targets but as my primary target (M78) was getting low in the west I thought I’d fill...
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Magellan Tempest
There has been recent furore regarding the naming of the Magellanic Clouds (despite his early writings on the galaxies, Magellan was not the earliest recorder of the galaxies). A movement has been growing to...
Andromeda of the Deep
One can’t mistake the wonderful M31 Andromeda galaxy – a popular target for most astrophotographers. However, from Perth, Western Australia, M31 doesn’t get higher than 10 degrees above the northern horizon at this latitude...
