Comet C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was a bit of an unexpected guest in the solar system. It was discovered at the beginning of 2023 when its…


NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

I have already approached the NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy, but only once – twelve years ago. I used a Canon 20D camera then, and a popular 150mm…


Cygnus Heart mosaic

Gamma Cygni nebula - Cygnus heart

Cygnus constellation is located in the Milky Way band – actually, it is located in the most prominent Milky Way part visible from the northern…


M27 Dumbbell LRGB crop

TS-Optics PhotoLine 130 a few images

TS-Optics PhotoLine 130mm triplet is back. I used to have this telescope a few years ago and made quite a lot of pictures and observations using it.…


Sun Ha red

A few days with a Daystar Quark

What is the Daystar Quark? Functionally it is a very narrowband filter that passes only a tiny amount of color around the hydrogen alpha emission…


Northern lights 2024 May 10

Northern lights (aurora borealis)

Northern lights are the result of disturbances in the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. The solar wind consists of charged…


NGC6823 nebula HSO crop

NGC6820 nebula and NGC6823 cluster

NGC6820 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Vulpecula. That is part of a significantly larger nebula Sharpless 2-86. According to some…


Markarian's Chain of galaxies in Virgo cluster

Markarian's Chain of galaxies

Markarian’s Chain consists of a line of several galaxies that curves north and east from M84 and M86. It extends well over 1 degree and reaches…


Lagoon and Trifid nebulae narrowband

Astrophotography holidays in Crete

Crete is a marvelous place for holidays. You will find here both crowded places to meet people, but also very remote locations, where beaches are…


Rosette nebula HSO

Rosette nebula HST palette

There is a well-defined list of the most prominent astrophotography targets, and the Rosette nebula in Monoceros has been on this list since the…


Sh2-132 Lion nebula

Sh2-132 Lion nebula

Autumn is a perfect time for collecting astrophotographic data on emission nebulae, which spread across different places in the northern sky. One of…