Category: The Newbie Astrotog Blog

Last weekend there was a pretty amazing Full Moon. I was driving as it rose directly in front of me and when the moon is close to the horizon, it […]

The Andromeda Galaxy is a tantalising object to target. Our nearest neighbouring galaxy, it is still 2,500,000 light years away. To put that in context, Orion is just 1,344ly while […]

In the last month there have been some decent clear skies so I’ve been out and targeted in on a couple of objects to photograph and together with learning new […]

The very basic tracking mount I bought is good, it does its job at a low price, but understandably has its limitations. The main drawback I found was with Polar […]

Last night was fairly clear.  But with a nearly full moon bright in the sky, as I found out, this severely limits the amount of detail you obtain from any […]

Capturing ‘deep sky’ images relies on long exposure times – ie keeping the shutter open for as long as possible. The problem is that if you set your camera for […]

Hi – this is where I will share my experiences and learning about my new hobby, Astrophotography. Recently, I’ve bought my first, very basic telescope and have taken a few […]