Five clear nights during an unusually long stretch of good weather yielded my deepest and highest-quality image of Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, to date. Three sessions used the UHC filter on the RGB sensor, with two more marking the first light of my new ultra-narrowband H-alpha filter.

▼ Vixen VC200L | ToupTek SkyEye24AC, SkyEye62AM

https://astrocamp.eu/en/pinwheel-galaxy-apr26/

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Messier 66 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, located
approximately 36 million light-years away. It reaches its annual
culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early March.

Part of the famous Leo Triplet, M66 features distorted spiral arms shaped
by gravitational interaction with neighboring galaxies.
https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-66/
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M101 – the Pinwheel Galaxy in widefield. Captured on April 16 from Koblenz, Germany, using 15 frames at 300s each. This session doubled as a backfocus calibration run for a new camera – and still delivered a result worth sharing. The annotated version reveals the rich cosmic neighborhood surrounding this grand spiral.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | ToupTek SkyEye24AC

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Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 46 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around early-March.

Here in a starless monochrome version, captured in 2024.
I invite you to check out more information about the object itself and my capturing sessions.
https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-108-surfboard-galaxy/

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Fresh Astrophoto: Needle Galaxy 2026
StellaVita and SkyEye24AC First Light/Night Love-Storie Part 2.

▼ Vixen VC200L | ToupTek SkyEye24AC '26

https://astrocamp.eu/en/needle-galaxy-mar26/

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Headphone Nebula - The first of two objects of the night. In fact, the first attempt at a run using new equipment. StellaVita and SkyEye24AC.

▼ Vixen VC200L | ToupTek SkyEye24AC '26

https://astrocamp.eu/en/pk-16431-1-mar26/

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Galaxy Messier 96 - First light for my Touptek SkyEye24AC and initial functionality test of the Touptek StellaVita.
Check the blog for more details.

▼ Vixen VC200L | ToupTek SkyEye24AC

https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-96-mar26/

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A new object in my collection - the galaxy Caldwell 7 – shot in March. Here in a starless mono version. Check the blog for more details.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a)

https://astrocamp.eu/en/caldwell-7-2/

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More contrast under suburban skies — my real-world experience with the Baader UHC-L Booster Filter (50.4 mm).
Three projects, challenging conditions, and an honest technical conclusion from my backyard in Koblenz.

https://astrocamp.eu/en/more-contrast-under-suburban-skies-my-experience-with-the-baader-uhc-l-booster-filter/

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Messier 81 - I photographed this beautiful galaxy last year, in March 2025. This picture is a mono version of the of my original LRGB image.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM

https://astrocamp.eu/en/bodes-galaxy-messier-81/

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