Category: The Newbie Astrotog Blog

It’s been a while since I’ve done any Astro shooting. Not many clear skies, then bright moonlight and freezing cold when it has been clear, and most of the evening […]

There have been some decent clear nights in the past few weeks and with Orion in the South Sky really early in the evening, there have been opportunities to capture […]

That’s it – no more hours trying to capture the E3 comet! It’s been a tricky little blighter; difficult to find, shoot, stack and process. I’ve been out there for […]

There’s been quite a buzz over the past few weeks over Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). It’s currently in the Northern sky 24 hours a day, barely visible with the naked […]

Lots of intermittent clear skies and cloud over the past week or so, but I managed to pull together some really nice shots of The Flame and Horsehead Nebulae over […]

So if you’re interested in having a go at Astrophotography, or have a passing interest in some of the technical processes, this post is for you. If not and you […]

A much clearer night last night, so I set up the AZ mount on the windowsill again, set the camera up with my 70-200mm and pointed it at The Orion […]

An Ebay bargain as a little treat! I thought I’d take a chance on this is GoTo Altazimuth (AZ) Mount designed primarily for telescopes to see if it would improve […]

A very quick post just comparing my images of Andromeda. Two things have become really clear about this Astro lark: 1) The longer total exposure you can get, the better […]

A clear night a couple of days ago so I had a crack at adding to my Andromeda data (individual photos). I used a different lens this time; my Canon […]