Astrophotography
We are losing our night skies at a rate unprecedented in human history. I’m in a race to photograph them before they are gone forever from our view.
Triffid Nebula
The Triffid NebulaTwo types of gas meet, and have a party.... The triffid nebula, or Messier 20, is a lovely southern nebula visible in the summer, which contains both an emission nebula (red) and a reflection nebula (blue). It gets its name from the...
Un-“Veiling” The Avalon Linear Fast Reverse
Un-"veiling" The Avalon Linear Equatorial Mount Changing to a new mount.Recently, I've switch to a new mount, the Avalon Linear Fast Reverse. Avalon's mounts are unique in that they are completely belt driven, without the traditional worm-gear of most astronomy...
The Soul Nebula in SHO
The Soul NebulaEver wonder what your soul looks like? Well, probably not this. This lovely Nebula is located near Cassiopeia, and takes up a huge amount of space - in terms of the full moon, you could fit almost five across in this image, and nearly 4 top to...
The Lion Nebula
The Lion NebulaA faint but very striking Nebula.Hidden away in Cepheus is the very faint Lion Nebula. It is an interesting Nebula in that it has one section which is very strong in Hydrogen (Red) and another in Oxygen (blue). If you look closely, it looks like a...
Comet Neowise
Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE has turned out to be the most spectacular comet of my lifetime. Its been a joy (and a learning experience!) to image it.