The Jellyfish Nebula

This one I had to work hard for! Dealing with winds gusting to 30mph (which plays havok with the guiding system I use to keep my mount

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Ha Ha, Horsehead

The weatherman had promised me a clear night. The weatherman broke his promise! What I’d hoped would be a full night acquiring data on this

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The Great Nebula in Orion

One of the most iconic targets in the night sky, and one that I’ve never had the chance to capture before. Normally imaged in broadband,

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Heart Nebula Redux

Being somewhat of a digital packrat has it’s benefits! Bar a small incident involving a hard drive failure back in the summer, I NEVER get

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Peter Reid has a….

A first foray into Monochrome imaging using my new ZWO 533MM pro camera. (Yes, I opened the wallet AGAIN!) Monochrome cameras are more sensitive than

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The Soul Nebula Mosaic

The Soul Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. With the arrival of my new scope, I wanted to push it a

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New Toys

A pretty successful six months of progress had convinced me that astrophotography was something I was keen to pursue, so October saw me investing in

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The Bubble – Two Ways

Half of the battle of taking a good astrophoto isn’t taking the photo – it’s the post processing! I’ve always been fairly confident in my

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The Wizard

September has been a VERY sparse month, with few clear nights. On the nights it WAS clear, we typically had other plans which meant no

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Tech Support in the Dark

I’ve often joked that astrophotography is a lot like doing tech support in the dark… Producing this image certainly felt like that. Some nights everything

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The Elephant’s Trunk

Whilst the reception I had from friends and family for the Crescent Nebula image was really positive, I found the ZWO 183MC camera a struggle

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