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I had to try some narrowband imaging with some newly acquired 1.25″ HSO filter set, despite not having a monochrome camera. The wizard nebula in Cepheus was the perfect test for the new setup. Image details: HOO colour palette with 2 hours of Ha (40 x 180 seconds) plus 5.5...

A clear night and a ridge of high pressure is a rare event in England. I made the most of the above average seeing conditions, with Jupiter just 1 day from opposition. Despite being severly undermounted on my AstroTrac TT320X-AG unguided star tracker, I was itching to try my...

Being aflicted with a case of GAS for astro equipment, I splashed out on a new dedicated DSO cooled astro camera, the Touptek ATR 585c. With clear skies, I didn’t let the full ,moon put me off testing out the new setup. Using the trusty Optolong L-eNhance dual narrowband...

The buzz from the recent total solar eclipse plus a nudge from an enthusiastic friend gave me the bug for imaging once again. Image details: Taken 7th September 2026 at 11am with Coronado PST 400mm / f10 H-alpha telescope. ToupTek G3M 678M monochrome camera – 1000 frames...

I picked up a second hand Sky-Watcher Skymax 102 telescope recently on Astro buy and Sell website. I figured the 1300 mm focal length would allow me to try my hand at some planetary, lunar and solar imaging using the ZWO ASI120MM-S guide camera. A clear night with a high pressure...

First light with the new SpaceCat / RedCat 51 telescope was a tough choice. The wide 250mm field of view is perfect for capturing complete views of so many deep-sky objects. But with the Milky Way setting earlier now, the Veil nebula in Cygnus was the perfect choice. After a few...

A couple of clear nights tempted me to improve upon my ‘first light‘ image for the ZenithStar 73 scope. Over 4x the integration helps to reveal much more definition in the familiar features of the North America Nebula. A bit of trailing can be seen in the stars, so...