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
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…
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 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
Autumn is a perfect time for collecting astrophotographic data on emission nebulae, which spread across different places in the northern sky. One of…
Dark nebulae Barnard 171 and LDN673
Dark nebulae are not as popular and spectacular as emission or reflection nebulae, but still, there are many astronomy amateurs who are fascinated by…
Cygnus Loop mosaic
There are several constellations considered autumn objects, and Cygnus is definitely one of them. And there are several popular astroimaging targets…
IC5146 Cocoon nebula with Barnard 168
It has been already ten years since I imaged the IC5146 Cocoon nebula with the neighboring Barnard 168 dark cloud for the first time. This time my…
Sh2-171 aka NGC7822 emission nebula
NGC7822 star-forming complex in the constellation Cepheus is located about 3,000 light-years away from us. It contains Berkeley 59 star open cluster…
IC1805 Heart nebula
There are more and less known objects in the sky, and one of the measures of popularity is the target’s number of names and symbols. The IC1805…
Tadpoles and Flaming Star nebulae
Flaming Star (IC405) and Tadpoles (IC410) nebulae are well-known objects in the constellation of Auriga. Both are emission nebula types, and their…
CCD photometry with medium size setup
Photometry does not require a large telescope or a perfect sky – especially if you do the photometry with a CCD camera. Medium size refractor…