Yearly archives: 2020

Imaging Session: Pelican Nebula IC5070

A night under the stars imaging the Pelican Nebula IC5070. Also in the images is NGC7000….


Imaging Session: NGC 5457 – M101

A night under the stars imaging the Messier galaxy M51 – NGC5457…


Imaging Session: Galaxy NGC5194 M51

A night out under the stars imaging the galaxy M51…


Comet C2019 Y4 ATLAS

A night under the stars imaging the Comet C2019 Y4 ATLAS…


NGC 3031-M81

A night under the stars imaging the Galaxy NGC 3031 – M81…


First Light

Fist Light with the new ZWO 1600mm pro camera….


It’s on

Well I have coupled everything up. I’m not an amazing fan of OAG’s but I had one in the spares box and just thought it was simpler to try it out.  In the end it was all for nothing as I couldn’t get both the camera and guide camera into focus at the same time.   I should have got loads of spare spacers and adaptors when I got the camera so would have…


New Toy Time

Look what the postman has just delivered. Having seen how successful all my astro friends have been with their new One Shot Colour cameras, I decided to join the them. While the plan is not to use this for taking really deep sky images, but rather allow me to use it as an aid in my various visual projects, when I can’t be arsed go outside in the winter and freeze my tail off…