I'm an astrophotographer and astronomy enthusiast who built himself a dream telescope
Mid Wales
Joined July 2018
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Captured this #fireball #meteor this morning around 2:15 on my #Allsky camera at home in Mid Wales. #spacejunk
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Messier 52 or NGC 7654. Taken with my #AD250 from @656imaging, using an @iOptronCorp CEM120-EC from @altair_astro and a 383L+camera from @AtikCameras. If you want more information the astrobin link is: astrobin.com/mz818j
#M52 #Messier52 #DeepSpace #DeamScope
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Messier 29 or NGC 6913
A very pretty open cluster. If you want more information the astrobin link is: astrobin.com/xemqn4/
Taken with my @656imaging AD250 using my iOptron CEM120 from @altair_astro
#m29 #dreamscope #ad250 #deepspace
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IC1805 - Heart Nebula - Ha Only
Finally after months I have some clear skies. If you want more information the astrobin link is: astrobin.com/sonz76
Thanks to @656imaging for the #ad250 #dreamscope and @altair_astro for the iOptoron CEM 120
#ic1805 #deepspace #heartnebula
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Messier 92
Taken with my #AD250 from @656imaging and #CEM120 from @altair_astro. Compared to my old scope, I have sharper stars, better star colour, definition and separation in the core. More info at astrobin.com/402781
#Messier92 #M92 #DeepSky #GlobularCluster #DreamScope
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Lithium Detected in an Ancient Star Gives New Clues for Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain) and the University of Cambridge (UK) have detected lithium (Li) in the ancient star... ing.iac.es/PR/press/Li.html
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Messier 40 or Winnecke 4 is a double star in the constellation of Ursa Major. Taken with my new AD250 from @656imaging and the CEM120-EC mount from @altair_astro. If you want more detail the astrobin link is: astrobin.com/399989
#AD250 #656Imaging #M40 #Messier40 #DreamScope
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Our Sun isn’t massive enough to collapse into a black hole ⚫️ — but thanks to an international collaboration, you can still get a good look at one. Read more about the first-ever image of a black hole: go.nasa.gov/2Ky9CTo #EHTBlackHole
ALT A black hole - a dark center surrounded by a glowing red donut-shaped border
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Messier 106
Multi-night imaging with the AD250 from @656imaging and the CEM120 from @altair_astro. Seeing was poor, but I managed to get some of the outer fine arms of the galaxy. See astrobin.com/398965 for more.
#Messier106 #M106 #DreamScope #656Imaging
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My first full imaging run with the new rig. An AD250 Dall-Kirkham from @656imaging mounted on an iOptron CEM120-EC @altair_astro .
If you want more information the Astrobin link is astrobin.com/398537
#656Imaging #AltairAstro #DallKirkham #DreamScope #M51 #Messier51 #Galaxy
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The Cave Nebula - Taken from my garden in Spain....... Total exposure time 52.5 hours. You can see a larger res version on my website swagastro.com/sh2-155.html
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The AD250 from @656imaging in action with its shroud in place. 656 Imaging have a stand at the Practical Astronomy show (practicalastroshow.com/) this weekend. It's free entry so come along and have a look. #656Imaging #AstronomyShow #Astrophotography
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We'll be heading to the Practical Astronomy Show, Kettering on 9 March! 🔭
This is the show's inaugural year so should be an interesting weekend, and there is already a good range of speakers confirmed. If you're attending, stop by our stand and say hi.
practicalastroshow.com/
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I will be attending The Practical Astronomy Show (PAS) next Saturday selling my astrophotography guides.
If you can't make it to pick one up in person, save £1:50 using code PAS2019 to get the discount on my secure Web shop:
star-gazing.co.uk/Shop.html
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An awesome bit of kit from Peter Shah @asteroidbelter of @656imaging 656imaging.co.uk/. Peter has a stand at the Practical Astronomy show (practicalastroshow.com/) this weekend (free entry).
#656Imaging #PracticalAstronomyShow #DallKirkham #AmazingScope #Astrophotography
