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 pointing at my target very accurately), I […]
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 target was truncated by the […]
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, I’ve had to image this […]
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 rid of old subframes, and […]
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 one shot colour cameras, but […]
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 little, and opted to build […]
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 some new equipment – firstly […]
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 ability to capture a target […]
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 imaging for me – which […]
The Heart Nebula – Messing with Mosaics
The 533MC Pro is a cracking little camera, and I’ve been fantastically pleased with it. It’s sensor is quite small however – but that’s the tradeoff you pay for it […]
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 just works and it’s magical, […]
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 to deal with. Luckily, I […]