M13 The Great Hercules Cluster Been too busy to make an use of our unusually clear nights recently but the forecast is not good for the coming week so I took the opportunity to..
The Leo Triplet Got lucky with the weather last night. Despite a cloudy forecast it was very clear in between some hazy patches so I imaged M65, M66 & NGC 3628,..
Proms Proms Proms! It’s a pity we’re at solar minimum at the moment. The solar disc has be quieter than I have ever seen – not a thing happening there. We have been..
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy Haven’t been doing much deepsky recently but I took a shot at it last night as M51 is so well placed at the moment. I love this object. Shows up..
Galactic beauts. A trip back in time. Well, it’s just another shotof M81 and M82. With a bit of a difference this time because I finally got enough data to bring out parts of the M81s..
The Fiery Sun from the 1st of March Well, the PST was finally returned from the Meade factory in Germany. In fact it was completely replaced in order to fix the oxidation issue on the..
Downsizing I just sold my beloved 203mm SCT so that I can get a tiny scope to piggyback on the 90mm. Had to do it, the system is too heavy with the SCT to..
The Lord of the Rings Returns Some views of Saturn. What a stunning object. The rings are closing fast now so these coming months are probably the last chance to get decent..
A better Saturn Well we had better seeing recently so I tried Saturn again. Only had the Megrez to use this time as I sold the large SCT (the light pollution is..
Touch the Moon Although we see it all the time the Moon is quite fascinating. Take a look at these closeups. You could almost touch those craters! First up is..
