http://localhost:4321Learning astrophotography and sharing my journeyen-GBhttp://localhost:4321/2025/03/12/first-light-with-the-seestar-s30/http://localhost:4321/2025/03/12/first-light-with-the-seestar-s30/Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Kielder Spring Starcamp , an astronomy camp lasting several days in the darkest dark sky site in England. I had previously attended the Autumn Starcamp in October, but unfortunately the sky was completely overcast throughout the event. This time, howevehttp://localhost:4321/2024/11/14/revealing-the-heart-of-the-soul-nebula/http://localhost:4321/2024/11/14/revealing-the-heart-of-the-soul-nebula/Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT The Soul Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is located 6,500 light years away from us and is about 100 light years across. The nebula has been used to test scientific theories such as triggered star formation and can be seen throughout the year from northern UK observihttp://localhost:4321/2024/08/20/andromeda-our-cosmic-neighbour-destined-to-collide/http://localhost:4321/2024/08/20/andromeda-our-cosmic-neighbour-destined-to-collide/Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT The above image shows our closest galactic neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy. At 2.5 million light years distant, Andromeda is a stone's throw from us in cosmological terms, and for amateur astrophotographers like myself, it's extremely fortunate we have such a nearby neighbour. Despite distant galaxhttp://localhost:4321/2024/08/04/midsummer-imaging-of-ic1318-the-butterfly-nebula/http://localhost:4321/2024/08/04/midsummer-imaging-of-ic1318-the-butterfly-nebula/Sun, 04 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT Above you see my latest astro image, nearly 7 hours of exposure on the Gamma Cygni nebula (sometimes also known as the Butterfly nebula). The interestingly shaped structure shown is one small section of a much larger region of nebulosity called the Sadr region, named for the star Sadr which is the http://localhost:4321/2024/05/22/capturing-the-aurora-borealis/http://localhost:4321/2024/05/22/capturing-the-aurora-borealis/Wed, 22 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT On Friday I was checking the cloud forecast. It looked clear for a night of astrophotography so I was excited to go out and capture some images of deep sky objects. Right before I set off, I saw an alert about a possible aurora. I didn't look into it too much so assumed it would be a fairly slim chhttp://localhost:4321/2024/05/13/bodes-galaxy-and-the-cigar-galaxy/http://localhost:4321/2024/05/13/bodes-galaxy-and-the-cigar-galaxy/Mon, 13 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT For my first broadband target I chose Bode's Galaxy. The large field of view at 420mm focal length meant I could also capture the Cigar Galaxy. Although typically Andromeda would be the best target for beginners due to its large apparent size and brightness, from the observing site it is currently