Comet meets Globular Cluster
Yesterday morning (3rd Dec 2021) Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) had a close encounter with the lovely globular cluster called M3. When I say ‘close’ I… Read More »Comet meets Globular Cluster
Image Processing
78.5 hours exposure on M81 and M82
This is the first image I have posted using data from my new remote telescope setup in Spain and it is, perhaps, the ‘deepest’ image… Read More »78.5 hours exposure on M81 and M82
The Heart Nebula revisited
A few posts back, I showed a narrowband image of IC 1805 – The Heart Nebula taken during the full Moon. It looked rather pink… Read More »The Heart Nebula revisited
The Orion Nebula and the Horse Head
The Great Orion Nebula (M42) and the nearby Horse Head Nebula (IC 432) are amongst the most photographed objects in the deep-sky. Of all the… Read More »The Orion Nebula and the Horse Head
M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy
Following on from my last post with the Andromeda Galaxy, here is another beautiful galaxy which is also part of a group of galaxies known… Read More »M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy
M31 – The Andromeda Galaxy
Messier 31, the great galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda is one of the most photographed night-sky objects of all, probably second only to the… Read More »M31 – The Andromeda Galaxy
The Veil Nebula – a mosaic
The beautiful Veil Nebula in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan) covers a large apparent area of the sky. When I say ‘large’ I mean… Read More »The Veil Nebula – a mosaic
Three new images from the summer
Here, on the south coast of England, the nights get very short indeed for a couple of months around the Summer Solstice. In fact, there… Read More »Three new images from the summer
Three Images of the Eagle Nebula
Here are three different versions of M16, The Eagle Nebula in the constellation of Serpens Cauda. Interestingly, the constellation of Serpens is unique in that… Read More »Three Images of the Eagle Nebula
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