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The m Cephei region; 180mm lens at f/2.5, 10m exposure. |
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Perseus double cluster (h and c Per) region; 180mm lens at f/2.5, 10m exposure. |
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Region around l Orionis (head of Orion); 180mm lens at f/2.5, 10m exposure. |
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Orion's Belt and sword displaying the Orion Nebula, M43, Flame Nebula, Horsehead Nebula and M78; 180mm lens at f/2.5, 10m exposure. |
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The Great Galaxy in Andromeda and its two satellite galaxies; 10 min exposure onto Fuji Provia 400F slide film through a 300mm f/2.8 lens. Camera mounted on a Sky-Watcher EQ6. |
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The Pinwheel Galaxy, M33, in Triangulum; 10 min exposure onto Fuji Provia 400F slide film through a 300mm f/2.8 lens. Camera mounted on a Sky-Watcher EQ6. |
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Star trails around the North Celestial Pole; 10 min exposure taken during a weak auroral display near Doune, Scotland. A one hour exposure taken from Sinai Desert in Egypt and a 15 minute exposure taken in Scotland with a statue in the foreground. |
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Cassiopeia imaged over La Palma; 5 minute exposure on 200ASA Kodak Elitechrome through 58mm lens at f/2. The familiar "W" is almost lost in the blaze of stars. Here is an annotated image. |
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Auriga imaged over La Palma; 5 minute exposure on 200ASA Kodak Elitechrome through 58mm lens at f/2. Capella is upper left and Saturn lower right. Here is an annotated image. |
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Orion trailed with a local monument in the foreground and also as a backdrop for trees. |
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The Milky Way stretching from Auriga to Puppis. A wide angle view using a 16mm lens at f/2.8; 10 minute exposure onto Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. |
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A wide angle view of the Milky Way stretching from Cygnus to Gemini. 10 minute exposure onto Kodak Elitechrome 200 using a 16mm lens at f/2.8. |
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The Summer Triangle. Centred on Altair, Vega and Deneb this view shows the Milky Way from Aquila through to Cygnus. The Cygnus Rift and Star Cloud are well-depicted as well as the emission nebulosities, the Nth American Nebula and the region around g Cygni. Ten minute exposure onto 200ASA slide film using 28mm lens at f/1.8. |
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The North American Nebula in Cygnus, NGC7000, photographed on the 20th Sept 2003 through a 300mm f/2.8 lens; 10 min unguided exposure onto Elitechrome 200. Camera mounted on an EQ6. The Pelican Nebula is visible to the lower right. |
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The region around g Cygni contains a wealth of emission nebulosity. 10 min unguided exposure through a 300mm f/2.8 lens onto Elitechrome 200. Camera mounted on an EQ6. |
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An image of the California Nebula, photographed through a 300mm f/2.8 lens; 10 min unguided exposure on an EQ6. |
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Orion Region taken on La Palma; Sirius is on the left of frame, Taurus on the right; 20 minute exposure through a 28mm lens at f/1.8; 200ASA Kodak Elitechrome. Here is a close-up of Orion and an annotated version. |
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The Pleiades. Also known as the "Seven Sisters" or M45, this is a young star cluster containing several hundred stars. Image by eyepiece projection from my 15cm f/4 reflector into a Nikon CoolPix 4500 digital camera; stars recorded down to 10th magnitude! |
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The Pleiades imaged through a 300mm f/2.8 lens; 10 min unguided exposure onto Elitechrome 200. Camera mounted on an EQ6. The reflection nebulosity is nicely captured. |
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