This image is groundbreaking for me in several ways. Firstly, up until that point, it was by far the longest integration I had got on any object. Integration is the term to describe the...
Well… it’s taken it’s sweet time, but I think I’m finally there. Where, I hear you ask? Where is there? There, just so happens to be a point at which my imaging has finally...
See what I did there? No? Ah well… Today’s post is a bit of a lessons learned post. First – which of these statements is true :- Collimation is important SCTs keep their collimation...
This image is one I’ve wanted to capture for a while. This is one part of a string of galaxies known as Markarian’s Chain, that form part of the huge Virgo Cluster. I’ve decided...
This is a mono capture the Leo Trio of galaxies. People refer to it as the Leo Triplet, but I prefer the way Leo Trio rolls off the tongue…!
For the last few years, I’ve had what I like to call the ‘Flash Gremlins’ visiting me fairlyt regularly. This is how I dealt with them…
I recently acquired an addition to my astronomical imaging arsenal. A mono Atik 314L (not the 314L+), came up for an extremely good price on an astro-classifieds site, and finally, I bit the bullet...
I love a project. A few weeks ago, I was at doomed UK electronics tat-merchant Maplin, looking for some bargains in their closing-down sale. Incidentally, I love what Maplin used to be, but unfortunately,...
A reasonably clear night (with some intermittent cloud, but nicely transparent in between), prompted me to get the 8″ LX90ACF out, and slap the ZWO ASI120MC in the back and capture some photons reflected...
After a long hiatus, I finally managed to get back out under the stars to capture some faint fuzzies again. Being the time of year where Orion is sitting high up in the South...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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…
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...
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...
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