The galaxies (well some of them) of Ursa Major and Coma Bernices in context...

[jimjam11]

When I speak to normal people who don't have an interest in astrophotography I find they ask a number of common questions such as:
Where is this object?
How large is it?
Are the colours real?
And the most common; how much magnification is required to see it?

I have therefore set about collating images into easily identifiable areas of the night sky, typically constellations. By presenting these against a widefield whole constellation image correctly rotated and scaled it is possible to provide context to the objects and hopefully help answer some of these common questions.

Video seems like a a sensible way of presenting this data because it allows motion and the ability to see closer versions of the objects. 

So here are Ursa Major and Coma Bernices. Ursa Major is one of the most obvious constellations in the sky and it is littered with galaxies. It has taken me 18 months to amass the source images and there are many more to go...

 

 

 

 

[MarkAR]

Fantastic idea, keep going with it.

[PH-R]

Really good way of presenting your work. great images.

[tomato]

Great idea, beautifully executed. A lot of work in there, for sure.