Just like any good photographer we like to improve on previous projects, Andromeda being the closest main Galaxy it makes a wonderful wide field target whether it be a 135mm lens or an 80m telescope. The

Pine feat ascom adapter for canon lenses

So i finally did it and got a mount that wont fail me and i went for the Skywatcher EQ6r-pro, i got it second hand but works so nicely, v little mechanical backlash. On top of my mount sit an 80mm triplet

This is something i have wanted to do for a while and i had a thin window of opportunity last night between 6pm and 9pm before the clouds rolled in and spoiled the party. img source www.altairastro.com

Old cameras still have a purpose for wide field astrophotography and they can produce some amazing results, the Canon 600d was released in 2011 and the version i am using has been modified by removing

New Astro Rig & an Old Astro Rig battling Clouds & Wind, the 1st two images are shot with my 8se which is a long focal length SCT at 2032mm & the 3rd is a bodged experiment using a Canon 200mm

The other night i imaged the eagle nebula but while waiting for that target to rise above the fence i managed a cheeky 30 mins on the globular cluster Messier 10, it amazes me that these things above out

My 1st serious attempt at photographing the eagle nebula and pillars of creation

Been a cloudy month so the astrophotography is taking a back seat for the moment, i treated myself to a newer DSLR body. I do like a walk on the beach and i saw this wooden structure that would look cool

Its been a rather cloudy month and that means no time under the skies but i did manage to get 2 shortish sessions, the image above is that of galaxy M51 aka the whilrpool galaxy, the image has been cropped

Hi this is my first post for Nord Steorra, a blog for astrophotography. I am by no means a professional astronomer and this will be a journey of learning about equipment, capture and processing of mainly