Lunar Eclipse montage from Upminster

M81 Galaxy. Taken from Latchingdon, Essex. 

10" f5 newtonian. 25mins exposure. Iso400. Canon 1000d. Eq6 telescope mount. Processed with Photostudio. 26 February 2019.

Star trails La Palma. 48 seperate, four minute shots ISO 1600 stacked to produce star trails. Without a pointer to Polaris the star field is so rich at this location that identification of the star can be quite difficult to determine. 

Lunar Eclipse Montage. Recent total lunar eclipse, showing highlights throughout the spectacle. Shot in Billericay Essex 

Leo triplet  from Rainham

Neowise and NLC over South Hornchurch. 15 seconds ISO 800 Noctilucent Cloud are a summer treat and combined with Comet Neowise made more special. The comet will not been seen for another 6700 years.

Comet Neowise - Canon EOS 800D with Sigma 70 – 300mm lens (zoom at 70mm), f/4.5, 15secs, ISO-1600. Tripod with cable release, taken at from the Church Road end of Benskins Road, Harold Hill. Taken 12/07/2020 (at 02:20am)

Messier 27 The Dumbbell Nebula from Upminster

Comet Neowise - Canon EOS 800D with Sigma 70 – 300mm lens (zoom at 300mm), f/5.6, 6secs, ISO-6400. Tripod with cable release, taken at from the Church Road end of Benskins Road, Harold Hill. Taken 12/07/2020 (at 02:36am)

Comet Neowise from Ingrebourne Hill

M20 The Triffid Nebula. 

Taken from Herstmonceux, Sussex. 

10" f5 newtonian, Canon 1000d at iso400. 17 mins exp with a deep sky filter. Eq6 telescope mount. Processed with Photostudio. 30th August 2019.

Moonscape from Upminster

Noctilucent Clouds from Ingerbourne Hill

Moon – Canon EOS 750D with Sigma 150 – 600mm lens (full zoom at 600mm), f/8, 1/400sec, ISO-200. Hand-held literally from outside of my house, Romford. Taken 02/11/2020 (at 21:01)

Horsehead nebula, 26th Nov 2017

Taken from Latchingdon, Essex. 

31 mins exposure iso400 Canon 1000d 

8" f5 newtonian with a deep sky filter on a eq6 mount processed with Photostudio

Cresent Moon from Upminster

The Sun from back garden

Moon – Canon EOS 750D with Sigma 150 – 600mm lens (full zoom at 600mm), f/8, 1/400sec, ISO-200. Hand-held literally from outside of my house, Romford. Taken 02/11/2020. Zoomed and cropped (at 21:01)

Messier 5 Globular Star Cluster

M81 and M82 from Rainham

Aurora Borealis Finland. Captured in -32degres temp 10 seconds, ISO 3200.  It was so cold that I had to warm my batteries just so the camera would switch on  

Moon, Venus and Mercury from Aveley

M33 Galaxy taken from Herstmonceux, Sussex. 20mins exposure iso400 . Canon 1000d. 

10" f5 newtonian on a Eq6 mount. Processed with Photostudio. 31 August 2019.

Moon, Venus and Mercury from Aveley

Moon - Canon EOS 750D with Sigma 150 – 600mm lens (full zoom at 600mm), f/6.3, 1/640sec, ISO-200. Hand-held literally from outside of my house, Romford. Taken 04/11/2020 (at 23:53)

Messier 57 The Ring Nebula

NGC457 The Owl Cluster. Taken with a 8" f5 newtonian on a Eq6 mount. Canon 1000d iso400. 15mins exposure from Latchingdon, Essex. 20th September 2020. Processed with Photostudio. 

Milky Way La Palma. 133 seconds ISO 1600. At 4000 feet above sea level clouds rarely occur, allowing spectacular views of the night sky.