Distant clusters around M82
M82 Cigar Galaxy is well object known to astronomy amateurs. If you are visual observer, then you most probably have already seen it. If you are astrophotographer, then you most probably have already ... Read More
NGC2903 barred spiral galaxy (UPDATE)
NGC2903 is located about 30 million light years away. Though it is spring time object it was discovered on November 16, 1784, by (no surprise here) William Herschel. To him, the object seemed double, ... Read More
M85 and NGC4394
Messier 85 (larger, to the right) is a lenticular galaxy located in Coma Berenices constellation. Some scientists still believe it is rather elliptical galaxy. It is located about 60 million light yea... Read More
NGC2158 remote and old cluster
NGC2158 is the symbol that may ring some bells for most of astronomy amateurs, but probably not many of them can immediately say what it is. If you image the night sky then most probably you already c... Read More
Processing color Moon images
The Moon is very tempting and graceful imaging target. It is enough to have some longer focal length instrument without any tracking abilities to capture Moon picture – any dobsonian telescope, ... Read More
TS Optics 71SDQ review – part I
First look TS Optics 71SDQ quadruplet refractor is somehow new product targeted mainly for portable astroimaging. It seems to be successor of well known quadruplet 65Q, and since their basic parameter... Read More
IC1795 Fish Head
This year January was a really cloudy time. That’s why I was even more surprised by sudden clear night that occurred on January, 19th. Conditions were not perfect – transparency was medioc... Read More
1304 Arosa photometry
1304 Arosa asteroid is yet another main belt object that orbits the Sun. It orbits around Solar System central star in 5 years and 9 months. Arosa diameter is estimated to 40km, and it is actually pre... Read More