Beginner astrophotography

[zygalski]

Just 2 hours worth of exposures on the Soul Nebula in Cassiopeia last night, before the clouds started rolling in.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Redcat 51 (250mm f/4.9)
257 x 30 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks

 

[zygalski]

Last night, I thought I'd try to capture both of our nearest galactic neighbours in a single image.
Here are the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies, shot using a widefield 50mm lens.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Nikkor 50mm 1.4G (@F/3.5)
136 x 60 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks

 

[zygalski]

Last night was pretty clear, and I managed to start shooting at 18:15 & finished taking exposures at 23:15.
Here's 5 hours worth of imaging on many people's favourite Deep Sky Object, and a revisit to my first ever target, the Andromeda Galaxy.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Redcat 51 (250mm f/4.9)
400 x 45 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks

 

[zygalski]

Another clear night yesterday meant that I could target NGC 281, aka the Pac-Man Nebula in Cassiopeia.
It was discovered in 1881, and is about 9200 light years away.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Redcat 51 (250mm f/4.9)
335 x 30 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks

 

[zygalski]

Here's a 50mm Widefield of most of the Orion constellation, taken over the course of 4 hours last night.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Nikkor 50mm F/1.4G at F/4.5
332 x 45 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks

 

[Pem]

My first punt at astro, wildcamp on the slopes of Rhinog Fach, Eryri National Park, Sony ZVE10 with Viltrox 13mm, f1.4.

 

[zygalski]

My first punt at astro, wildcamp on the slopes of Rhinog Fach, Eryri National Park, Sony ZVE10 with Viltrox 13mm, f1.4.

Very nice!

 

[zygalski]

Finally, a clear night!
4 hours worth of imaging of one of the most well-known Deep Sky Objects - the Rosette Nebula.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Redcat 51 (250mm f/4.9)
479 x 30 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks

 

[zygalski]

A widefield image of Taurus and Perseus with the Pleiades, California Nebula and molecular cloud complex.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Nikkor 35mm 1.8 ED (@f/3.5)
214 x 60 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks

 

[zygalski]

The Jellyfish Nebula region in Gemini

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Nikon 180mm f/2.8 ED (@f/4)
303 x 45 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks

 

[zygalski]

NGC 7510 (I call this the UFO cluster) in the Lobster Claw Nebula region between Cepheus & Cassiopeia.
A re-processed, approx 5% crop of a much wider field image I took in September 2024. One of my favourite little finds...

 

[zygalski]

First light with my new (old) Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI lens
The Polaris Flare. An extremely faint interstellar dust cloud that surrounds the North Star.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI (@f/2.8)
291 x 60 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
25 darks

 

[zygalski]

Last night and this morning's image taken from my back garden.

Galaxies and interstellar dust.
M81, M82 and others, in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Canon 750D ISO 1600
Samyang 135mm f/2 (@f/2)
296 x 60 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
25 darks

 

[Johnny Beeblebrox]

Last night and this morning's image taken from my back garden.

Galaxies and interstellar dust.
M81, M82 and others
View attachment 132281

Bode's Galaxy - don't know why but always one of my favourites

 

[zygalski]

Last night, I managed just under three hours of imaging with a wide-field 35 mm lens, capturing the entire constellation of Cepheus.
I also created a quick image in MS Paint, overlaying the constellation lines for clarity.

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Nikkor 35mm 1.8 ED (@f/3.5)
171 x 60 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
25 darks

 

[zygalski]

Last night was a lovely clear, crisp, moon and cloud-free night.
Here's just over 3 hours of stacked 30 second exposures of the Iris Nebula and insterstellar clouds in Cepheus

Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Redcat 51 (250mm f/4.9)
370 x 30 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks