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Deep-sky, lunar and aurora images captured from the back garden, one clear night at a time.
Pinwheel Galaxy
Leo Triplet
Sunflower Galaxy
Cygnus Wall
Elephant Trunk Nebula
Whirlpool Galaxy
Northern Lights
Bodes Galaxy
The Moon
Horsehead Nebula
Orion Nebula
The Moon
Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 · Canes Venatici ·
A second visit to M51, this time with the mono camera and hydrogen alpha blended into the RGB to make the star-forming regions pop.
- Telescope
- William Optics Zenithstar 81 APO
- Camera
- ZWO ASI 2600MM Pro
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
- Filters
- Antlia LRGB-V Pro + 3nm Ha
- Palette
- HaRGB
- Guiding
- WO 50mm Uniguide + ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
- Exposure
- Ha: 30, R: 30, G: 30, B: 30 × 180s (6.0h)