We are proud members of the Hampshire Astronomical Group where we do most of our imaging work. Some of the time we use our own telescopes from our gardens, some of the images from these are added to this site.
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Featured in Misc Images
Date Taken: 10 May 2024Camera: Canon 550D Exposures: ISO 400 - 8 sec Exposure Extras: Image taken in Horndean, Hampshire

Featured in Galaxies
Date Taken: 04 May 2022Scope: Telescope Live in Chile
The Southern Pinwheel or M83 is a barred spiral galaxy that is approximately 15 million light-years away and can be found in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus.
Processed using Affinity Photo, Paint Shop Pro 2021 & Photoshop CS6

Featured in Galaxies
Date Taken: 03 Jul 2021Scope: Telescope Live in ChileExtras: Processed using Affinity Photo, Paint Shop Pro 2021 & Photoshop CS6

Featured in Galaxies
Date Taken: 11 Mar 2021Scope: Telescope Live in SpainExposures: 31 Images stacked over 62 minutes

Featured in Nebulae
Date Taken: 13 Feb 2021Scope: Telescope Live in ChileExposures: 6 x 5 minute images stacked
The Thor's Helmet, or NGC 2359, is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major.

Featured in Remote Telescopes
Date Taken: 26 Jan 2021Scope: Slooh Telescope - Chile 2 Exposures: 5 images stackedExtras: Processed in Photoshop CS6
NGC 3324 is a Southern Hemisphere nebula

Featured in Remote Telescopes
Date Taken: 21 Dec 2020Scope: Slooh Telescope - Canary Islands Mount Teide Exposures: 4 images stacked Extras: Processed in Photoshop CS6
On the 21st December 2020 seeing was really good in the Canary Islands - Mount Teide

Featured in Remote Telescopes
Date Taken: 17 Dec 2020Scope: Slooh Telescope - Canary Islands Mount Teide Exposures: 3 images stackedExtras: Processed in Photoshop CS6
M45 The Pleiades is also know as the Seven Sisters

Featured in Comets
Date Taken: 12 Jul 2020Camera: Canon Kiss X4 DSLR CameraExposures: ISO 1600 - 4 second exposure Extras: Taken in Horndean, Hampshire with street lights not helping but still pleasing to get this image

Featured in Comets
Date Taken: 11 Jul 2020Camera: Canon Kiss X4 DSLR CameraExposures: ISO 1600 - 4 second exposure Extras: Taken from Portsdown Hill, Hampshire

Featured in Lunar
Date Taken: 10 Jan 2020Scope: Taken using the 7 inch Starfire TelescopeCamera: Canon EOS Kiss x4 DSLR Camera Exposures: ISO 100 -- 1/250 sec exposureExtras: The partial lunar eclipse
Two images joined together using Photoshop
The images were taken through the Hampshire Astronomical Group 7 inch Starfire Telescope Click Here for more details

Featured in Nebulae
Date Taken: 30 Oct 2019Scope: SLOOH REMOTE CONTROL TELESCOPEExposures: 5 IMAGES STACKEDExtras: DEEP SKY STACKER /PHOTOSHOP CS5

Featured in Nebulae
Date Taken: 24 Oct 2019Scope: SLOOH REMOTE TELESCOPE
This image was taken Through the Slooh Remote telescope based on the Canary Isands. The image is a single image unstacked and has been processed in Photoshop CS 5 by myself

Featured in Solar
Date Taken: 01 Oct 2018Scope: 5in Altair APO refractorCamera: Mono Point Grey Grasshopper USB3Exposures: N/KExtras: Badder Herschel Wedge

Featured in Solar
Date Taken: 15 Sep 2018Scope: 7in Starfire fitted with 100mm Energy Rejection Filter Camera: Point Grey Grasshopper USB3 MonochromeExposures: Frames in final stack 64Extras: Daystar 0.5 Hydrogen Alpha Filter
Conditions very poor due to Fair weather cloud. Daystar Filter run at F9 where as it should be run as near to F27 or F30 as possible but due to weather could not use the 2.5x powermate to boost up telescopes Focal length.

Featured in Lunar
Date Taken: 06 Jul 2018Scope: 5in Altair Apochromatic Refractor Camera: Point Grey Grasshopper 3 Exposures: 1700 frames taken/Frames in final Stack used 900 .Extras: 2X Powermate
As the Sun is now well and truly going through a Solar Minimum it is becoming harder to get any images of anything on the Sun worthwhile imaging so I have branched out and tried my hand at the Moon. This Image called first light as it is the first image taken with my new refractor.Processed using: Lucy Richardson Deconvolution, PIPP, Autostakkert 3 and Photoshop CS5.

Featured in Lunar
Date Taken: 06 Jul 2018Scope: 5in Altair Apochromatic RefractorCamera: Point Grey Grasshopper USB3 Exposures: Frames Taken 1700/Frames in final Stack used 900 .Extras: 2x Powermate
Different orientation than First Light but are both the same image can you see more detail from one image compared to the other or is your mind playing games.
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