Messier in Crete
Messier catalogued most of the deep space objects we can still watch nowadays in dark night skies like in Crete. Pictures shot with D800, Skyguider Pro tracking system and William Optics 61/360 ZS61 II. Exposure times 150 seconds, ISO 3200.
North America on the left and Pelican nebula (NGC 7000) on the right
Lagoon nebula (M8) in Sagittarius
Western Veil and Eastern veil of Cygnus (NGC 6960)
The galaxy of Andromeda (M31) with M32 and M110 satellite galaxies
Eagle nebula (M16) on the top and Omega Nebula (M17) on the bottom
Trifid nebula (M20) on the top and Lagoon nebula on the bottom (M8)
This is the new episode of the reportage Crete:Kingdom of Candia. Click each picture to open it full size. Previous episode(s):
1. Once upon the time in the Kingdom of Candia
2. Gramvousa ochre and turquoise
4. Go West: Falassarna shores of Crete
5. Balos lagoon, a royal beauty
6. Balos, all the colors of water
7. Visitors (or not) in the Mediterranean Sea
8. The only good nation is Imagination
