ABOVE US ONLY SKY : amateur astronomy in australia by roger powell
Eliminating Star Trailing
in Wide Field Astro-photography.
My previous article, The Star Adventurer Part 1, was about the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer in its most basic form. This second post builds on that and will show how I am redeploying processes which were developed using my refracting telescope to improve the basic Star Adventurer performance.
A bright star-forming nebula in Carina: NGC 3603
Messsier Object 20
A colossal star-forming emission nebula in the southern constellation of Scorpius
Over one hundred and forty globular clusters orbit the Milky Way outside the galactic disc structure.
Object Details: Designation: M42, NGC 1976 Constellation: Orion Visual … More
This Moon crescent kept us company for much of the evening during our last field night. It set at 10 pm, giving … More
What’s so special about this galaxy? Well, it’s the longest exposure I’ve ever taken (over two hours) but that’s not … More
Messier 16, generally known as the Eagle Nebula, in Serpens is simply one of the best nebulae in the sky. … More
I’ve been a little more fortunate with the weather this lunar cycle, having managed two field nights with MAS and … More
The Lambda star cluster (IC 2944) and the Running Chicken emission nebula (IC 2948). I think I considerably under-exposed this … More
Well, after a long time trying, I finally took an image of the the Rosette Nebula which I can be … More
This is not my first image of the beautiful Orion Nebula and probably will not be my last. It was … More
