Lion Nebula
Not one I was familiar with until I saw a rendition of this on Cosgrove's Cosmos (I recommend not just for the images but for the detail...
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Sep 23, 20222 min read
Heart Nebula (IC1805)
It is a standard for us northern hemisphere photographers to grab this beautiful emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopia, a...
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May 4, 20221 min read
Life & Weather
It has been ages since I have posted on here. As with most of us amateur astro photographers with a family and a day job there are times...
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Feb 11, 20225 min read
Switching to Green Swamp Server
My imaging so far has used the EQMod software with EQ Direct usb cable to my HEQ5 Pro’s Hand controller port. This has worked well,...
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Jan 28, 20222 min read
More Jellyfish!
As per my last post the Jellyfish I think required more than the 9h data I’d collected so far. The opportunity arose last night to grab...
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Jan 26, 20222 min read
Adding Data to Rosette and JellyFish
On the night of Jan 21, 2022 I’d scheduled 2 targets, as with other evening this is not a case of being too greedy but rather a necessity...
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Jan 20, 20222 min read
Orion followed by California Nebula (M42, NGC1499)
You might not believe it but because I do not have a great southern view of the sky I have not turned my current rig on the most famous...
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Jan 17, 20222 min read
Mosiac Improvement – Heart and Soul Nebula
A really famous combination and if I had a scope with a wider field of view then this would have been an excellent and fairly...
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Jan 12, 20223 min read
A First Mosaic Attempt
This is going to be a stretch. So tonight we have another clear sky, 3 in a row in the UK this is getting to be something of a freak...
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Jan 11, 20222 min read
North America and Soul Nebula
I’m writing this halfway through the night of January 11th 2022. Weather forecast looked good for the first half of the night so planned...
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Jan 5, 20223 min read
Andromeda and Pleiades
Tonight there was the opportunity for a full nights imaging again. I have quite a lot of data of Flaming Star and Horsehead gathered...
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Jan 4, 20223 min read
Horsehead in Orion & Rosette Nebula
Two targets imaged with Nina at the helm. Took decision to run Darks first – I think a good idea, the temperature held pretty steady all...
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Nov 25, 20213 min read
Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC1396)
This was the third night in a row with reasonable skies, some cloud cut the shoot short but I wasn’t confident in the weather to leave...
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Nov 22, 20212 min read
Second Imaging Session
Following what is considered to be a very successful First Trial Imaging Session I decided that more time on the same subject would be...
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