M31 is one of the most favoured and popular imaging targets in the night sky; it is bright, large and very photogenic. I have imaged this galaxy numerous times, for example, in this LRGB version and in this OSC version. Since the galaxy is so large, each of these images is set in a wide field, one of 3 degrees horizontally and 2 degrees vertically across the field of view which equates to six times the diameter of the full moon. Many newcomers do not appreciate how large these objects are in the sky. Large but VERY dim! M31 in OSC from a QHY268C and Takahashi FSQ85 refractor The above image is at a resolution of 4.16arcsec/pixel. On such a large object as M31 this allows the entire galaxy to be imaged in one field of view on a wide field refractor such as the FSQ85 but does not allow…
North American and Pelican Nebulae with Samyang 135mm lens and QHY268C Camera This is my first ever image capture with…
HaRGB A perennial favourite object to image in the summer and autumn months in the Northern Hemisphere. I’ve imaged this…
M108 is a galaxy about 45 million light years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is sometimes called the surfboard galaxy. M108 in Ursa Major with TEC140 Technical Information Imaged from my backyard observatory in Nottingham, UK in April 2021 when M108 was almost directly overhead. I used my TEC140 refractor and Atik 460 CCD camera with Astrodon E series Gen LRGB filters (1.25″). There is almost 9.5 hours of data in this image consisting of:Lum > 42 x 300s; Red > 24 x 300s; Green > 24x300s; Blue 24 x 300sImage was captured using Sequence Generator Pro software and was guided using OAG on my MESU 200 mount. Processed with PixInsight and Photoshop 2021 CC.I hope you like it!
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M63 is a magnificent spiral galaxy located in the Northern constellation of Canes Venatici, about 30 million light years away. …
I captured two ISS transits of The Sun on the weekend of 12-13th June 2021. Both images and videos were taken with my Lunt Systems T60Ha Hydrogen Alpha telescope and ASI174MM camera. ISS Transit at 15:05.14 on Saturday 12th June 2021 The transit above was not quite visible from my back yard and so I had to put all the gear into the car and drive to about three miles from where I live. I set up about 20 minutes early to ensure I was ready to capture the data for the image above. I was not quite located exactly where the ISS crossed the precise diameter of the sun – I was about 300m away! Yes, a very small change of position on the Earth’s surface really does make that much difference to the visible track of the ISS across the face of the sun. The ISS was about…