ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
As someone who has always been fascinated by the stars and the mysteries of the universe, I have found that astrophotography is the perfect outlet for my passion. There is something truly magical about being out in the wilderness at night, under a clear and starry sky, and capturing the beauty and wonder of the cosmos through my camera lens. Astrophotography is a challenging and rewarding field that requires a combination of technical expertise, patience, and creativity. It also involves dealing with factors such as light pollution and harsh weather conditions, as well as using specialized equipment such as telescopes, camera lenses, and tracking mounts. But the results of my efforts are always worth it, as I am able to capture images that reveal the incredible beauty and wonder of the universe in ways that the naked eye can never see. Astrophotography allows me to connect with the universe in a deeply personal and meaningful way, and it is a passion that I am grateful to be able to pursue.
MY LATEST WORK
Andromeda Galaxy
he Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula, is a barred spiral galaxy with the diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecs (152,000 light-years) approximately 2.5 million light-years (765 kiloparsecs) from Earth and the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way.
Dumbbell Nebula
The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as the Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, and NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding a white dwarf) in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1360 light-years.
Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion’s Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky with apparent magnitude 4.0. It is 1,344 ± 20 light-years away and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light-years across (so its apparent size from Earth is approximately 1 degree). It has a mass of about 2,000 times that of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula
Jupiter & Galilean Moons
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, but slightly less than one-thousandth the mass of the Sun. Jupiter is the third brightest natural object in the Earth’s night sky after the Moon and Venus, and it has been observed since prehistoric times. It was named after the Roman god Jupiter, the king of the gods.
The Galilean moons or Galilean satellites, are the four largest moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. They were first seen by Galileo Galilei in December 1609 or January 1610, and recognized by him as satellites of Jupiter in March 1610. They were the first objects found to orbit a planet other than the Earth.
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; however, with its larger volume, Saturn is over 95 times more massive.
EQUIPMENT
BRESSER Messier EXOS-2 EQ GoTo
Entry level equatorial goto mount.
Bresser MC 100/1400 Messier OTA
Entry level Maksutov telescope with long focal length. Suitable for solar observing and photography.
Sony Alpha A6300
Unmodified mirrorless apsc camera. 24MP Exmor CMOS sensor. 4K (UHD) video – 25/24p from full width, 30p from smaller crop. 2.36M-dot OLED finder with 120 fps mode.
Scolpos 90/600 Triplet APO
An triplet lens apochromatic refractor with 90 mm aperture and 600 mm focal length offers highest optical and mechanical performance for astrophotography and amateur astronomy