Himmelsvorschau für Astrofotografen März 2026 // Bekanntgabe des Dwarf3 GiveAway

The March 2026 sky preview begins with the announcement of the winner of the Dwarf3 Smart Telescope contest. One contestant out of 51 has been selected – and right at the beginning of the video, I'll reveal who will be the lucky recipient of the Dwarf3. March officially kicks off galaxy season. There will actually be only one emission nebula, or planetary nebula, among all the galaxies. The constellation Leo now dominates the night sky, and it's precisely there that you'll find classics like the Leo Triplet, the dwarf galaxy Leo I, and M95 and M96. The constellation Ursa Major also boasts some fantastic galaxies, though these tend to be rather small. The object of the month is Messier 106. This galaxy has a fascinating history of discovery – and its core is exceptionally interesting from an astrophysical perspective. The selection is once again quite diverse, so even astrophotographers with smaller telescopes or even smart telescopes can find their target. CS Frank If you'd like to support my work, you can send me a donation at any time via the following link. Thank you! https://paypal.me/astrophotocologne Join our community on Discord   / discord   Music by Rainer Raupach   / spin-up   Title animation by Farhouse Media https://www.farhouse-media.de/ Terms and Conditions for Reader Photos & Photo of the Month 1. By submitting a photo, you agree to participate in the Photo of the Month competition and grant me the right to display the photo as part of the Sky Preview. 2. Only photos inspired by the Sky Preview are eligible. Photos taken before the release of the respective episode will not be considered. 3. The ideal image size is 3840 x 2160 pixels—please not smaller, but also not significantly larger. 4. Ideally, the images should NOT be labeled. Watermarks are acceptable if absolutely necessary. 5. Please submit only in JPG format. The filename should be your first and last name, for example, MaxMustermann.jpg — not M45_3600s_APO.jpg or MaxMustermann_M45.jpg. The email should include the following information: Telescope Mount Camera Exposure time and, if applicable, filters. Nothing more and nothing less! 6. Only one image per person per month will be accepted. 7. Please do not send links to Astrobin, Google Drive, or other download folders — only as an email attachment to my address. 8. Processing with generative AI is not permitted — this explicitly includes tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Nano Banana, and similar programs. Only classic image editing with software commonly used in astrophotography, such as PixInsight, Photoshop, or Siril, is allowed. 9. Please respect these rules. Anyone who violates them will be excluded from participating in the Reader Photos category and the Photo of the Month competition. Anyone attempting to deceive the system will be permanently banned from participation. ... Many thanks, Frank Links and image sources https://www.capella-observatory.com/ https://www.astrophotocologne.de/ https://www.spektrum.de/leserbilder/a... https://www.astrobin.com 00:00 Start 00:27 Dwarf 3 Announcement 06:39 Starry Sky in March 08:74 M105, M95, M96 11:08 LEO I Dwarf Galaxy 12:38 Leo Triplet 14:23 M108 & M97 16:30 Hickson 44 17:47 NGC 3344 19:21 ODM: Messier 106 26:11 NGC 3718 27:25 NGC 4088 28:38 Arp 94 30:19 Reader Images Books on Astrophotography Image Atlas Star Clusters and Nebulae https://bit.ly/428Lo4S https://amzn.to/3Lol5RD Image Atlas of Galaxies https://amzn.to/3THy0DK Astrophotography by Katja Seidel https://amzn.to/3ViOUr2 Astrophotography by Thierry Leghault https://amzn.to/2Ga6GY4 DeepSky Imaging Primer https://amzn.to/2LTmnoH Lessons from the Masters https://amzn.to/2n5Iu2Q