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Welcome to my astrophotography channel your GOTO Channel for everything Astrophotography, from tutorials on how to image the night sky to repairs and modifications to your astro equipment.
Astrophotography is a complexed hobby and can put some people off this beautiful hobby but I've put together some inspirational videos for you to learn the art of taking Incredible pictures of the night sky.
I am a complete gear head so this hobby keeps me very happy. I love a mod or two especially if it improves things or is a more affordable solution. I share what I know from simple things like cable management and making a dew shield all the way up to building my own roll off roof observatory. I always answer questions as best I can so please feel free to reach out.
You can support the channel by subscribing and liking/commenting on videos.
If you want to support the channel further you can join the channels membership and receive exclusive content or check out my Patreon link.
Astrophotography is a complexed hobby and can put some people off this beautiful hobby but I've put together some inspirational videos for you to learn the art of taking Incredible pictures of the night sky.
I am a complete gear head so this hobby keeps me very happy. I love a mod or two especially if it improves things or is a more affordable solution. I share what I know from simple things like cable management and making a dew shield all the way up to building my own roll off roof observatory. I always answer questions as best I can so please feel free to reach out.
You can support the channel by subscribing and liking/commenting on videos.
If you want to support the channel further you can join the channels membership and receive exclusive content or check out my Patreon link.
Get The Ultimate Travel Tripod: A Must-have For Your Next Adventure! K&F Carbon A254 C4
Get The Ultimate Travel Tripod: A Must-have For Your Next Adventure! K&F Carbon A254 C4
In this video I share my views on a tripod sent to me by the excellent company Kentfaith aka K&F Concept
The carbon fibre A254 C4 travel tripod really is an excellent piece of kit, very versatile and stable and able to carry a payload of upto 15kg. This is quite impressive when you feel how light and compact it is.
I took the tripod to Kefalonia, Greece and gave it a proper travel experience, It did not disappoint.
Please find below a link to the tripod and a coup[on code to get an extra 10% off.
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In this video I share my views on a tripod sent to me by the excellent company Kentfaith aka K&F Concept
The carbon fibre A254 C4 travel tripod really is an excellent piece of kit, very versatile and stable and able to carry a payload of upto 15kg. This is quite impressive when you feel how light and compact it is.
I took the tripod to Kefalonia, Greece and gave it a proper travel experience, It did not disappoint.
Please find below a link to the tripod and a coup[on code to get an extra 10% off.
is.gd/IWSH5W
Include Promo code Astrobloke for extra discount
Please Help the channel by click the thumbs up like button as it really does help a lot. Please feel free to comment and ask any questions as I am happy to help.
Thank you for watching and if you would like to support the channel further and help me keep creating content please consider clicking the join button or joining my Patreon.
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Get Some unique Astrobloke mechandise like Mugs, Caps
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#ASTROBLOKE #ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY #ASTRONOMY
Equipment I use, these links cost you no more to use but will earn my channel a small commission. It all helps support the channel. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
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The Dark Shark & LDN1250 Astrophotography Capture
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The Dark Shark & LDN1250 Astrophotography Capture Over a few nights I was able to image a dark nebula target in the constellation Cepheus. The Dark shark and the lesser known LDN1250. Using Altair Astro's 70EDQ scope and their full frame Astro camera AA24CFX I was able to collect 10hrs of data and produce an image I am very happy with. The scope and camera combination on my ioptron CEM26 is a f...
Startrails By Astrobloke
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Please Help the channel by click the thumbs up like button as it really does help a lot. Please feel free to comment and ask any questions as I am happy to help. Thank you for watching and if you would like to support the channel further and help me keep creating content please consider clicking the join button or joining my Patreon. czcams.com/channels/rDA8_R7ORGJ_bZaTZQJ_WQ.htmljoin www.patre...
Discover The Ultimate Travel Buddy For Stargazing: Msm Nomad Captures My First image Of Rho Ophiuchi
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MSM NOMAD The ultimate travel star tracker. 1st time capturing Rho Ophiuchi. I was recently sent the Nomad star tracker by move shoot move to take a look at. I was off on holiday to a Greek island called Kefalonia so what a perfect opportunity. I soon realised I was able to get targets that are almost impossible from home. At home I am 52deg N and in Kefalonia 38deg N so was able to attempt Rho...
Capturing M82 The Cigar Galaxy with Optolong's LRGB Filters
zhlédnutí 5KPřed 2 měsíci
In this video I review and feature Optolong's LRGB filters. I take an image of Messier 82 The Cigar galaxy and show some editing in Pixinsight. I mention some new scripts I have been using courtesy of SetiAstro. These are excellent tools and worth checking out. Please check out his youtube channel www.youtube.com/@setiv2 The repository for pixinsight for his scripts is raw.githubusercontent.com...
A Mesmerizing Display Of Northern Lights In The Uk Sky
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Northern Lights in UK Skies Last night the UK skies were lit up by the most amazing display of colour as the Aurora reached far and wide. I live 52Degrees North and saw it clearly from the Dark skies of Suffolk. An absolutely amazing display and feel so honoured to have witnessed it. Please Help the channel by click the thumbs up like button as it really does help a lot. Please feel free to com...
Putting Smart Telescopes To The Test: Reviewing The Vaonis Vespera II
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Putting Smart Telescopes To The Test: Reviewing The Vaonis Vespera II In this video I take a look at the Vaonis Vespera II Smart telescope. I try it out on some deep sky objects and even try some Solar with it. I give the unit my honest appraisal. It does not seem to be available on Amazon UK but there are other makes and designs worth taking a look at. It is available through Amazon.com and th...
PAS 2024 The Practical Astronomy Show, meet the vendors
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PAS 2024 The Practical Astronomy Show, meet the vendors Fantastic weekend catching up with friends old and new. This year my video is a little different as I focused on interviewing the vendors and letting them tell us what they were about and any developments they were planning or working on. All the people I spoke to are listed below with their respective websites if you would like to find ou...
Trying out Altair Astro New TRI RGB filter for Astrophotography
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Trying out Altair Astro New TRI RGB filter for Astrophotography Altair Astro have developed a new filter , the TRI RGB. Primarily for use with OSC cameras and broadband targets. But this superb filter also captures Ha, Oiii, Sii and Nitrogen emission lines so performs brilliantly with emission nebulae. The filter is available directly from Altair Astro www.altairastro.com/altair-tri-rgb-light-p...
The Cat's Eye Nebula. An Astrophotography collaborative project between Astrobloke & Simon's Astro
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Please Help the channel by click the thumbs up like button as it really does help a lot. Please feel free to comment and ask any questions as I am happy to help. Thank you for watching and if you would like to support the channel further and help me keep creating content please consider clicking the join button or joining my Patreon. The Cat's Eye Nebula. An Astrophotography collaborative proje...
Dwarf II Dwarflab Videos and images coming soon
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Please Help the channel by click the thumbs up like button as it really does help a lot. Please feel free to comment and ask any questions as I am happy to help. Thank you for watching and if you would like to support the channel further and help me keep creating content please consider clicking the join button or joining my Patreon. czcams.com/channels/rDA8_R7ORGJ_bZaTZQJ_WQ.htmljoin www.patre...
How to secure a roll off roof Observatory
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How to secure a roll off roof Observatory Since building my roll off roof observatory one job that was outstanding was a method of securing the roof against high winds but still allow remote access. After some thoughts I came up with a solution and show it in this video. I also sealed the concrete floor with garage floor paint. Also in this video are some other tweaks and improvements I have ma...
From Beginner To Shooting Stars: Witnessing The Spectacular Geminids Meteor Shower!
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Geminids Meteor shower - My first Meteor shower observation. From Beginner To Shooting Stars: Witnessing The Spectacular Geminids Meteor Shower! In this video I venture out with some Astrophotographer friends to observe and capture the Geminids meteor shower. Its the 14th of DEC 2023 and this is my first time watching a meteor shower and it did not disappoint, in fact I cannot wait for the next...
Star TimeLapse to see in the New Year. Happy 2024.
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Star TimeLapse to see in the New Year. Happy 2024.
Automatic roll off roof for your Observatory
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Automatic roll off roof for your Observatory
Fullframe Astrophotography camera by Altair the 24CFX
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Fullframe Astrophotography camera by Altair the 24CFX
Night photography filter. Great for Astrophotography by K & F Concept
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Night photography filter. Great for Astrophotography by K & F Concept
An Astrophotography Adventure With The Astrobus Dslr Rig, Canon EOS-R, VW Campervan
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An Astrophotography Adventure With The Astrobus Dslr Rig, Canon EOS-R, VW Campervan
Altair Astro 70EDQ - A fantastic new scope by Altair Astro
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Altair Astro 70EDQ - A fantastic new scope by Altair Astro
Breathtaking Images From A Homemade Observatory.
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Breathtaking Images From A Homemade Observatory.
Take A Tour Of The Historic Royal Observatory In Greenwich London
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Take A Tour Of The Historic Royal Observatory In Greenwich London
How to Keep your Astro equipment electrics protected from the wet and damp
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How to Keep your Astro equipment electrics protected from the wet and damp
Beginner Telescope for Astrophotography
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Beginner Telescope for Astrophotography
How to Build a roll off roof Observatory/warm room for Astrophotography Pt10 It's Done!
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How to Build a roll off roof Observatory/warm room for Astrophotography Pt10 It's Done!
How to Build a roll off roof Observatory/warm room for Astrophotography Pt9
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How to Build a roll off roof Observatory/warm room for Astrophotography Pt9
Great advice 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video helped no end thanks
Glad it helped
Brilliantly done
Thank you
I know it is an old video but I was wondering how did you setup the Wi-Fi router. Is it connected to your home network or it broadcast its own network and both your minipc and controller pc are connected to it? Thanks a lot! Great and inspiring video indeed. Ah, btw which length the losmandy plates? 30cm?
it was a while back but glad its still useful. The mini wifi router gives off its own hotspot that you can connect to away from home but when home I use my home wifi network to control things. They are the larger 30cm plates yes
Thanks a lot! Very useful. Clear skies!
My RA axis has play. When I tighten the 2 little screws to a point there is no play, APT can't move the mount sometimes when I do a goto. When I loosen the screws there is backlash and APT can move the mount. Any idea?
To have a little play is perfectly normal with these mounts and the design of a fixed worm gear. When there is no play you will get binding. The problem with binding is it will show as backlash on PHD2 as all that measures is the return rate of the tracking from one direction to the other. Unfortunately it cannot compensate for any binding at all so a little play is good, the worm can turn freely with not even fine binding which is extremely hard to detect. PHD2 can compensate for backlash however so just make sure you run guide assistant (8min for eq6 minimum = 1 worm cycle) and apply the suggested settings. Good luck and clear skies
Thank you... again. :)
You are welcome
I bought this and discovered the camera was out of alignment when I rotated the mount the camera centre which is marked by an x orbited around the pole spot. Which obviously meant the device did not work properly. Its something you need to check after you install it.
You have been unlucky. I have had 3 and not encountered this problem. Good point to check though.
Hey Glen, Got a fascinating new hobby, point your scope at any part of slightly clear sky, plate solve & annotate the stars between clouds, then list and identify all satellites and things that pass by, its so much fun. 🛸👍👍😂.. It's OK still finding my legs after Edinburgh Tattoo...
That sounds a bit like Astrophotography to me 🤣🤣 The satellites annoy me especially how many there can be in my images. Luckily App is very good at removing them and hopefully software will keep advancing and get rid of the junk we don’t want to see or photograph
I’ve had a Mele quiter3q for longer than I care to admit. I forgot the Wi-Fi password rendering it a light weight boat anchor. I’ve tried to load NINA on my laptop but some steps were always missing until today with your help I DID IT, correctly I think on my raised from the dead Mele. After trying nuuuumerous CZcams videos on recovering my password, I found a video that showed how to successfully reset Mele and this is a happy day. I will try to find that video on resetting Mele and post here because it’s like a magic key to open doors to the universe, (and photograph). Thanks again. From one Glenn to another.
Hi Glenn Really glad you was able to resurrect your MeLe PC, that must have been very frustrating indeed. I am happy that you have found the video helpful and please reach out if you have any questions or problems, happy to help. Again thank you for the extra support, good luck and clear skies
Thanks!
Really appreciate that support thank you.
Like your setup. Where did you get your shed "warm room" from?
@@raoulvaneijndhoven1473 thank you. It has worked out very well and a year on been a great home for all my Astronomy gear. The Warmroom is from a company called Dunnster House, just put that as your internet search and they’ll pop up. I can highly recommend their cabins and office rooms, good quality.
@@Astrobloke, thank you. And your actual observatory, own design?
Love your videos and the dark shark. I had to DSLR this in bottle 6/7 and it was painful
Thank you Nick I really appreciate that. That would be a very tough especially at that bortle level. I failed on that target even with a cooled Astro camera from bortle 6/7. It was so hard to see anything and realised you need good dark skies, bortle 4 max in my experience. Narrowband imaging and bright targets were ok before for me but now I have darker skies dark nebula are a lot easier.
What bortle skies are the images taken in?
The images I took were in a Bortle 4
Thanks, probably won’t be as effective in my B7-8 skies
You answered many of my questions when i started down this rabbit hole. Much further on now and took my firtst photos of galaxies. V pleased. Emission nebula however...😢 I use a 7nm dual narrowband filter. Tracking, guiding ,focusing with a Bhatinov mask..all good. I cannot stack my narrowband lights as i think the filter is blocking out the stars. In Deepsky Stacker the stars aren't enough or non existent. I also have to plate solve and focus without the filters and whack the filter in after guiding has started. Have Bortle 4 here in rural Spain ..missing out. Have done a lot of research on this but to no avail. Hence, asking you. Many thanks. Great move to dark skies. Congratulations 🎉
Hi Jon. It sounds like something is not quite right as I image with 3nm filters and have used a 4nm dualband and in bortle 3/4. No mossing or lack of stars for platesolving or stacking with filters in. There are many parameters to check so could you email me your set up and what settings you are using please Astrobloke@outlook.com I’ll have a check and am sure can help solve the issue
Hi, I have a Beelink mini PC and followed various video on getting my mini PC to create its own Hotspot and then connecting to it with my laptop using REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION. I have had this working at home with no problem, I then took my laptop and mini PC to another friend’s house where I did not have a connection to their internet to confirm I could still connect remotely to the Mini Pc Hotspot, all worked fine. This weekend I went away camping to a darker site than my home armed with my now tested mini PC, set everything up switched on the mini PC and then connected my laptop with Remote Desktop only to find the connection kept dropping and then reconnecting every 30 secs to a minute not even enough time to view Nina setting up. whilst I can follow technical instructions and understand when things are explained I am not very good at understanding some of the issues with IT until they are explained to me. your help and knowledge would be gratefully received.
Hi malcolm. Sorry for slow response. This is an issue that many people have and its a frustrating one to fix. Have you seen this recent video? czcams.com/video/pL-Fih-J9o4/video.htmlsi=GHWoe4aO0HiEE7jO It may help if you have not seen it before. I found the best way to make it work was to add a separate modem and use a mini travel router. Its so hard to know why yours worked and then did not, it would need some investigation. I don’t know why windows makes this such a difficult thing to do as something like the ASIAIR does this with wase, its very annoying. I hope you can find a solution.
Great video! I love a star trail ❤ liked and subscribed 😃👍
Thank you so much and appreciate the support. The great thing about startrails for me is also being out there under the stars, love it.
Why so many old school astrophotographers are saying that vespers and all other smart telescopes they just downloaded pictures from internet is it true as I am planning to buy it soon can please clear this point ?
Unfortunately people don't like competition or change. I can assure you that all the images I show on this video were captured solely on the Vespera II so you can see exactly what it is capable of. I am always honest in my videos. Good luck and clear skies
Perfect for stability and ease of use on any adventure. Great job, Glenn!
It certainly is. The tripod was the perfect accessory for my journey to Greece and helped me capture some great shots.
Love that target nicely done m8
Thank you mate
Nice one Glenn. Lovely video and great image at the end. Keeps me inspired.
@@philleng480 thank you for your kind comments. I love that target. Clear skies
Looks a great bit of kit Glen, I like it's features, especially the centre pole reversal for low ground shots, all looks pretty good and light... Regards Tom...
It was a very nice tripod with good features. Pretty standard these days but works well and being carbon nice and light
Brilliant
Thank you
Great video nicely done
Thank you
Hi. Just found your very informative video, I would like to ask a dumb question, surely by touching the shutter button on the phone to take a photo you will get blur, or is there a delay after you have pressed the shutter ?
Thank you. Its not dumb at all and a good point. The app delays taking of an image by a few seconds so things have time to settle.
Nice review Glenn ,thanks for sharing your findings
Thanks Tony.
wow nice.The price via the link says £679.99? scary.
The discounted price only just changed from a few hours ago. Its a great tripod but that price is way too high. They often offer huge discounts so check back if its something you are interested in
Back to £ 168 at moment for 4 days.
Spoke with K&F and new link to product supplies and now £168.99 with xtra 10% off using code Astrobloke
The mirror cell has a cut out to go around the tube seam, it can only go in one way. The front section is just for aesthetics it doesn't do anything so doesn't need the tape either.
You are a little late to the party I’m afraid, this was over 2 years ago now but thanks
Nice video Glenn. Bet that was a good holiday. Clear skies mate, oh and nice tripod
It was a great holiday and so nice to also be able to test some kit. Thanks for watching
Super review, great price for a carbon tripod. Thanks
Thank you
I already have one and can confirm its a great tripod, love mine.
Brilliant, I am sure you are very happy with it
That’s a great tripod Glenn, nice thorough review mate! Cant go wrong with a good carbon fibre tripod for travelling 👍 Clear skies
Absolutely, Carbon for travel tripods is a must I'd say
It's lovely that tripod
It is, thanks for watching
Awesome and fantastic, Superb information, Wonderful presentation, Brilliant and Incredible work 👍👍✨🌸
Thats very kind , thank you
@@Astrobloke 🤗🌸☀️
Awesome and fantastic, Super amazing capture, Wonderful presentation, Just outstanding performance 👍👍✨
Thank you, glad you liked it,
@@Astrobloke 🤗🌸☀️
Do you have a link to the motor??
amzn.to/3IEKC8e. Hope this helps
@@Astrobloke Thank you!
I see your point with the five rigs Glen, Ive just bought a new mount (SW Wave100i) so I can run four, its never been great where I live for clear nights but it seems to be getting worse so I figure the best thing is to image as much as possible in the relatively short time we have available here in the UK. Great image of the shark by the way.
Its definitely a way to go especially if you ha e them all on the same target. If I had the money I’d love a triple scope rig. One on Ha - Oiii and Sii. That would save some time
Great video and thanks for sharing your amazing setup! I noticed you have a ZWO OAG-L on the ASI294MM Pro rig. I recently bought a second-hand ZWO OAG-L for my 294MM + 36 mm filterwheel only to find that it is not really supported by ZWO... But you seem to have it up and running. What is your image train on the setup? I am thinking spacers etc :)
Hi and thank you for your kind comments. The OAG-L is a bit strange in fitment. My image train is made up of 294mm with a very slim simple rotator that TS optics use to sell but you could just go straight into filter wheel. OAG-L bolted directly to scope side of filterwheel. Bolted to that a camera tilt plate and then a spacer with the Baader MPCC mkIII coma corrector. It took a bit of working out but can be done, on my Newtonian anyways, not sure about to a refractor
Hi Glenn, 5 Rigs (scopes/cameras)? Holy Moly. I tried 3 rigs one night and vowed to never try that again. The post-processing time was insane with 3, I can't imagine what 5 would do to one's sanity. Non-the-less, outstanding final images. The new puppy is SO CUTE! I've been washed out here with clouds and rain for several weeks now. Clear Skies, Glenn.
It was ambitious Pat and luckily went ok. I know what you mean by data but not going to complain as it better to have too much than not enough. The puppy is lovely, she is super cute, thank you. Sorry to hear your weather is poor, fingers crossed for a change soon. Clear skies mate
Terrific video Glenn, and love the final image 👍👍👍
Hi Rob, thank you mate. My dark skies really help with Dark nebula.
Excellent image and great framing with the two dark nebulae in the one fov. You must be really enjoying the darker skies where you are now. CS.
Thank you Logan. I was pleased to be able to grab both the Dark nebula targets in the frame. I am so enjoying them Logan, it makes a work of difference. Clear skies mate
Wow, what a beautiful image, Glenn. Incredible part of the sky. 🤩
Thanks Paul. Cepheus has a lot of really fantastic dark nebula targets. This has to be one of my favourites though.
Damn Glenn, that image has depth to it! Well done. Good work on keeping all those rigs going too. Question : I'm getting a 130PDS. What was the integration time on that scope for the shark nebula? Definitely one I want to shoot. Also please dedicate Harper's next treat as from me! She's a cutie! Also also, CZcams didn't notify me of this again. Just came up in my feed 18 hours later and I'm on YT several times a day.
Awesome image Glenn! 👍👍
Thank you Derek, glad you like it. Clear skies
Cracking little rig that is Glenn love the fov of the dark shark, hopefully I'll get to try it at Kelling Heath using the 60ED, also love the new edition to the family she's a little cutie. Clear skies
Thanks Tich. You may see that rig a little closer at Kelling as I am hoping to go if only for a few nights. It is a really nice fov and very sharp, lovely scope and camera combo.
Hope to see you there mate it'll be good to catch up.
It's a great image Glen, in fact your early attempt was amazing to👍, I like the extra FOV from the Altair scope, I've tried targets with dark nebulosity near home but good old light polluted Portsmouth kills it 😂 you may detect an absence of stars where dark dust bits are, but that's about it..Your CEM26 mount sounds good, maybe a model ide like to consider getting in the near future. Incidentally I retro fitted an ioptron gotonova drive system to an old Celestron mount a few years back, it turned out pretty good for it's time. It's funny I've just been looking at galaxy stats, one of my favorites imaged this year is the Crocs eye M94 @15M L/Y with 40Billion stars, it's surprising how much data I squeezed from the central core using the 585MC camera on a 62 ED, it allowed me to crop close without losing much definition, it also picked out the darker outer ring region to. A cold feeling came over me this afternoon when reading stats on the Pinwheel galaxy M101 @ 21 million L/Y, with a staggering 1trillion stars !!! It, I get moments like this just looking at spiral arms of other galaxies thinking of all those other civilisations like ours, it suddenly made me feel very small and alone, especially as M101 is literally in our backyard !! With all the problems humanity has, we really need to make good use of our time here, or it'll be a sad waste of our moment in space.. Oh yeah my son has a new dog, a crazy cocker spaniel, we often look after, its just bloody mad and runs around our walls !!!
Thank you so much Tom. Light pollution really does effect capture of dark nebula, when I was in Southend (bortle 6/7) it was just a no go. The little ioptron mount is lovely and works great, I think if I was looking now I'd opt for one of their harmonic models though. Even lighter, totally silent and can carry a heavier payload. It always fascinates me when you really think about what we are looking at, the sheer number of stars is mind blowing and how can there not be other life forms out there? I think there is. Lets hope they are looking after their bit of space a bit better than us. It saddens me how much junk we have chucked up there and the likes of Elon launching more and more. I have known a couple of hyper cocker spaniel's, they can be a right handful and need lots of exercise. The Cavalier King Charles fortunately are very docile and spend a lot of time asleep and just like to cuddle up. They are lovely dogs, ours get very spoilt. Clear skies Tom
Hard not to be really impressed with that image, great work as always Astrobloke.
Thats very nice of you to say. Was very pleased with the results. Thanks for watching
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wow 5 rigs...bonkers indeed. Love that obsy set up you have, just so smart. Can't wait to see the other images, Dark Shark is 5 star mate
It actually went really smoothly which I am still in shock over. I was expecting a nightmare of a session. Clear skies mate, glad you liked it
Superb image Glenn. 5 rigs, wth!! I struggle with 1 lmao....well done, clear skies
Thank you. I have had nights where not even 1 will work, we have all been there. I was lucky though, they all worked.
That is very impressive indeed
Thank you so much, appreciated