Galaxy M106 and Companions
M106 is an interesting galaxy! Situated near the handle of ‘the plough’, in the constellation of Canes Venatici, it is roughly 22 million light-years away,… Read More »Galaxy M106 and Companions
Deep Sky
A Starburst Cigar
I have been using my trusty old C11 that I normally use for the Moon and planets to take some deep sky objects. The C11… Read More »A Starburst Cigar
First Light Horse-Head
I recently bought a new 130mm f/7 APO Refractor and have already posted one or two images from this new bit of kit. However, one… Read More »First Light Horse-Head
Cosmic Tadpoles
A Happy New Year to all! This is my first astro image of 2013, taken on New Years Day evening. It shows a nice emission… Read More »Cosmic Tadpoles
A Heart (but no Soul)
As the weather here in the UK is still terrible, I’m still messing about with older data. Here is a re-processed image of IC 1805… Read More »A Heart (but no Soul)
A Christmas Rose
Happy Winter Solstice to everyone! Here’s a Winter Rose. It’s the Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) taken in H-alpha. Also, click the thumbnail below to see… Read More »A Christmas Rose
A Busy Winter Night!
It’s been clear and frosty for a few nights here on the South Coast of England, and when it’s dark by 16:30 it’s a long night!… Read More »A Busy Winter Night!
The Pleiades – My last word!
In my last post, I presented a re-processed version of an image of M45 – The Pleiades that I took last year with a one-shot colour… Read More »The Pleiades – My last word!
An Old Favourite Reprocessed – The Pleiades
From time to time it becomes apparent that your image processing skills have improved to the point where you become convinced that it would be… Read More »An Old Favourite Reprocessed – The Pleiades
The Gamma Cas Nebula
What to do before taking images of Jupiter at about 10pm? It gets dark here at about 5pm so there’s plenty of time! I currently… Read More »The Gamma Cas Nebula
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