Blog

Long-form writeups of imaging sessions, processing experiments, and lessons learned.

• The Fetus Nebula from a Backyard (NGC 7008)

  NGC 7008, the Fetus Nebula — a dying Sun-like star in Cygnus, captured with an 8-inch Newtonian and a cooled mono camera over three nights, and processed to HOO.

  2026-08-03

• The Triangulum Galaxy from a Backyard (M33)

  The Triangulum Galaxy (M33) with an 8-inch Newtonian and a one-shot-colour camera — 106 frames over 2 nights, start-to-finish processing, from the backyard.

  2026-07-30

• The Heart Nebula with a DSLR & a Camera Lens (IC 1805)

  The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) shot with a Nikon D750 and a 55–300mm lens — no telescope, 3.5 hours from the backyard, with the Soul Nebula sneaking into frame.

  2026-07-27

• The Owl Nebula (M97) – 19 Hours in HOO

  M97, the Owl Nebula, in narrowband HOO - 19 hours over 8 nights.

  2026-07-26

• Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) — Narrowband SHO

  NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula, in narrowband SHO — the full night.

  2026-07-25

• M101 — 12.6 Hours on the Pinwheel Galaxy

  12.6 hours on M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, from the backyard.

  2026-07-25

• The Crescent Nebula, Together — HOO from Hydrogen and Oxygen (NGC 6888)

  Two filters, several short summer nights, about six hours of narrowband — combined into one bicolour image of the Crescent’s blown-off shell.

  2026-07-12

• Crescent Nebula in OIII — HOO Project, Night 1 (NGC 6888)

  Night 1 of a multi-night HOO project on NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula: 47 × 180 s of OIII with a Sky-Watcher 200PDS, and the per-sub data showing a sky that dipped to 288 ADU at astronomical midnight and held to within ±4% all night.

  2026-06-27

• Imaging NGC 6543, the Cat’s Eye Nebula — When Dawn Turns Your Frames White

  A summer build log on the Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC 6543): 46 OIII subs with a Sky-Watcher 200PDS, and the per-frame data showing how dawn near the solstice drove the sky from 280 ADU to a pure-white 65,535 by 04:07.

  2026-06-26

• Imaging M33, the Triangulum Galaxy — a two-night build log

  How I captured the Triangulum Galaxy across two nights from a Bortle 3 site with a Sky-Watcher 200P and a one-shot-colour camera — gear, sessions and processing.

  2026-06-25