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Amateur Astrophotographer based in Cirencester, UK. I take images of space from my back garden, check out my YouTube channel for more

Cirencester, England
Joined July 2021
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The Spaghetti Nebula One of my favourite ever astro images captured with the Redcat51 telescope at 250mm focal length, asi2600mm and Antlia Ha & Oiii filters. Exposure time: 21 hours 50 minute. Ha- 51 x 600s Oiii- 80 x 600s #astrophotography – at South West, England
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A widefield Heart and Soul. Haven’t posted any astrophotos in a while but it’s great to be back out taking some images. Taken with the Redcat51 and asi2600mm pro. #astrophotography #astronomy #deepskyphotography #astro – at South West, England
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Primera luz Player One Poseidon-C !! Nebulosa del Velo es una nube de gas caliente e ionizado. Es la parte visible del Bucle de Cygnus. Constelación: Cygnus Distancia a la Tierra: 1.470 años luz Magnitud Aparente (V): 7 Distancia: 1470 al #cielosESA #Astrophotography – at Palma, Spain
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The Sadr Region and Crescent Nebula Such a beautiful region of the sky in the constellation Cygnus. Taken with: • WO Redcat 51 • ZWO Asi 2600mm pro • Antlia 3nm SHO filters • HEQ5 Pro • Asiair HA: 40 x 600s Sii: 37 x 600s Oiii: 18 x 600s #astrophotography #astronomy
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The Fish Head Nebula A fantastic part of the Heart Nebula, approx. 7500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Taken with: - Edge HD 8 - ZWO Asi 294mm pro - Antlia 3nm SHO filters - IOptron CEM60 Ha- 50 x 300s Oiii - 48 x 300s Sii- 53 x 300s #astrophotography
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Ignited by Menkib - The California Nebula A collaborative project with a good friend Olly Barrett. The image was captured using 3 different scopes: the redcat51, Askar 400 & Esprit 100. The image has approx 66hours of data (Sii 19hrs, Ha 26hrs & Oiii 21hrs). #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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Urban foxes 🦊 Some urban foxes to cheer you up on a rainy Monday. Here’s a 2 minute video from a project I was helping with recently. They are absolutely gorgeous animals and it’s privilege to be able to film them. #foxes #urbanfoxes #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography – at Cirencester, England
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Anyone need storage? There’s a ridiculous offer on Amazon at the moment on SanDisk SSDs. 1tb SSD £11, 4TB - £20 😱 Might be an error so act quick #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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Four panel mosaic. Edgehd11 with hyperstar v4 (f1.9) Zwo2600mc CGX mount Zwo174 mini guide asiair plus Stacked panels in APP Stitched and light process in PI. 5 nights of 3 min subs #Astrophotography
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With stars or starless? which do you prefer? My latest image of the Elephant’s Trunk nebula, taken using a combination of 2 telescopes; the Askar 80phq & the Askar FRA400. More information here: youtu.be/TzmEwSwiUTk #astro #Astrophotography #astronomy – at Cirencester, England
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Back up and running with the Edge HD 🎉
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Juvenile Cuckoo It was definitely worth lying on the ground for two hours waiting for this amazing bird to get closer. It’s a bird I’ve heard on many occasions, but never photographed…until this morning. Does anyone know if this is a male or female? #cuckoo #birdphotography
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Really happy with how this image of the Tulip Nebula turned out. 7 hours of data taken with: •Askar PHQ80 •ZWO Asi 2600mm pro •Antlia 3nm SHO filters •IOptron CEM60  For more info check out my YouTube video: youtu.be/g4V_Ddeuzfg #astronomy #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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Happy with raw results so far from last night…glad the summer twilight imaging worries didn’t put me off (thanks for the inspiration @RussellsAstro 👍🏻)…final edit coming later today…sorry for the window reflections! 😂🔭📸 #Astrophotography #Scotland #Space
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Hi everyone, If anyone’s interested in wildlife photography, please check out my new account 👇 #wildlifephotography #wildlife – at Cirencester, England
Hello Everyone, I thought I would set up a new Twitter account for my wildlife images. If you have any suggestions of accounts to follow, please let me know. Looking forward to connecting with wildlife photography community on here. #wildlifephotography #wildlife #woodpecker
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First light with my new scope the 8 inch Celestron Edge HD. Really looking forward to capturing more targets with this scope. For more information and to see the full rig, check out my YouTube video here: youtu.be/O_KqkZTyyHE #astronomy #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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21 hours of SHO data, 2 astrophotographers (me & @Nickjlake) & 2 edits. Really pleased to be able to share these two collaborative images. For more info check out our YouTube videos: Mine: youtu.be/iYSVWrhXTh0 Nick’s: youtu.be/gKeI9GE9Rto #astronomy #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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A couple of Milky Way images from a recent trip to Cam Peak in Gloucestershire. For more information please check out the YouTube video I made about the trip: youtu.be/_rXnLUgj4rw #astronomy #astrophotography #milkyway – at Cirencester, England
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