Jupiter – Captured 21st-24th May 2017
This is a set of three shots of Jupiter captured in May 2017. All consist of the best 4000 of 8000 frames captured in Firecapture with my ASI120MC planetary camera through the 8″ LX90ACF...
Author: Adam
M101 – The Pinwheel Reprocessed
This is a reprocess of previous data on M101 taken back in 2014. It consists of 1hr 35mins of data in 4m exposures at ISO 800 with the modified 1100D and Astronomik CLS...
M45 – The Pleiades – Kelling Heath, Sep 2015
Another image taken at Kelling Heath Star Party – M45, the Pleiades in Taurus. This is the closest star cluster to us, and glows blue with the young stars, embedded in whispy nebulosity. Captured...
Western Veil Nebula
This Image of the Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960) was captured at Kelling Heath in September 2015. It’s around 2 hours of exposure with my modded Canon 1100D with my Starwave 102ED mounted on...
M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy Reprocess
I’ve recently started experimenting using a different set of tools for processing my astro shots. I’ve moved away from using Deep Sky Stacker, and have started using MaximDL for the initial stacking, calibration and first...
Meade 8″ LX90 ACF
Since I made the decision in January 2015 to sell my Celestron C8, I have made several changes to other parts of my setup which have again made an 8″ Catadioptric Scope a realistic...
My First Tentative Steps Into Video Astronomy
The idea of sharing my hobby has always been something that appeals to me, hence the creation of this site, and my involvement in my local astronomical society. To me, the sharing of what...
Waxing Lyrical About Power Plugs
A quick rundown of one of my pet peeves with Astro equipment – the faithful but troublesome 12v car cigar lighter connector – basically why they drive me crazy, and my solution to the issue on my own setup…
First Light Report – Explore Scientific 305mm Ultralight Dobsonian.
What is it about astro gear that it lends itself to snap decisions in regards to buying and selling…!? I made just such a decision the other day. First a bit of background… From...
Comet Lovejoy – A Second Go…
I wasn’t happy with my first image of Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy). I had the chance to join several of my fellow SEKAS members up at our dark(ish) sky site at the Paddock, outside Canterbury (where the...
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) – 06/01/2015
First object of 2015! This is Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) – more better known at the moment as Comet Lovejoy. It’s currently a Magnitude 4(ish) object to the west of Orion. It’s visible in binoculars and...
First Light – Ikharos 70ED Apo
This is a new acquisition to bring me back into wider-field imaging. Since I sold my 80mm Revelation Semi-Apo, I’ve really missed being able to capture the larger objects, with less fussy guiding, and...
The Isle of Wight – A Few Images From the DDA Star Party 2014
Here are a few more images I took during the Disciples of the Dark Arts Isle of Wight star party 2014. Unfortunately, despite the darkest skies I’ve ever imaged under in the UK, the...
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro – Guiding issues, servicing, and the Rowan Astronomy Belt Modification
Ah! The good old HEQ5 Pro! A great mount at a very pocket-friendly (well, relatively) price. I’ve had mine for a few years now. It’s a very solid mount, with a lot of features,...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jaques, a 20 Minute Movement Time Lapse – 31/08/2014
This is a quick animation of the movement of Comet C/2014 E2 – Jaques over the course of 20 minutes. It always amazes me how dynamic the solar system is. The fact you can seem...
M45 – The Pleiades (or Seven Sisters), Through the Isle of Wight Haze, 30/09/2014
This is only my second attempt at this lovely object – it seems to have passed me by in an imaging sense up until now, and the hazy prevented me from doing too much...
M39 – Open Cluster in Cygnus, Isle of Wight, 30/09/2014
Due to the haziness, the IOW star party became a cluster-gathering exercise. The shorter subs meant that the haze wasn’t so much of a problem, so I decided to capture some objects I’d never...
NGC281, The Pacman Nebula – Isle of Wight – 29/09/2014
A new nebula to add to my collection! Unfortunately not as much data on this one as Id have liked. This is only about 35 minutes of 4-minute subs with darks, flats and bias...
The Double Cluster in Perseus – Isle of Wight – 29/09/2014
Next image from the IOW Disciples of the Dark Arts star party 2014. This is the famous double cluster in Perseus. It’s the most incredible set of objects (in fact it’s NGC869 and NGC884)...
M13 – Isle of Wight – 29/09/2014
This is the first of my images from the Disciples of the Dark Arts star party in the Isle of Wight at the end of September. This was my first start party, and although...
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