High resolution versions of some of the photos can be found on my astrobin.
My gear
I am using a Newtonian reflector telescope with an aperture of 200mm and a focal length of 1000mm for an F-ratio of 5. The pictures are taken with an old Canon DSLR camera that I astromodded myself. This, mounted on my trustworthy motordriven equatorial mount allows me to take pictures of deep sky objects such as galaxies and nebulas.
- Telescope: Skywatcher Explorer 200PDS
- Mount: Skywatcher HEq5 GoTo
- Camera: Canon EOS 550D (astromodified)
Gallery
M31, the Andromeda galaxy.
M51, the Whirlpool galaxy.
IC1805, the Heart nebula.
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IC1805, the Heart nebula.
This photo was taken from a Bortle 4 site near the lake Tämnaren about 70 km north of Uppsala, Sweden.
Myself under the Milky way.
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Myself under the Milky way.
This photo was taken from the Mirador de Los Andenes on top of Roque de los Muchachos on the canary island La Palma in July, 2023.
It consists of a single one minute exposure.
M45, the Pleiades.
IC1396, the Elephant's trunk nebula.
Aurora borealis, the northern lights.
M33, the Triangulum galaxy.
The crescent moon.
B33, the Horsehead nebula.