In-between projects, I decided to take a break from shooting 10+ hour nebulas and shoot something that will only take me 1 night–a star cluster. Learn more how I created this photo.
Capturing The Triangulum Galaxy M33
I imaged the Triangulum Galaxy using my AT115EDT telescope and ZWO ASI533MM camera. Learn more about how I did this and how I processed it in Pixinsight.
NGC 7822 Mosaic: The Cosmic Question Mark
Is there a big question-mark-like structure in space? It’s hard to imagine, but that’s exactly what NGC 7822 and SH2-170 together create: a Cosmic Question Mark.
The Elephant Trunk Nebula
The Elephant Trunk Nebula is a massive object located in the constellation Cepheus. It’s a great beginner astrophotography object and a cornerstone of anybody who gets into this hobby.
The Cygnus Wall
The Cygnus Wall is a small part of the enormous North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Learn how I captured and processed this image.
The Crescent Nebula
Read my experience capturing the Crescent Nebula. Discover the challenges I faced and the techniques I used photographing this amazing deep sky object.
What I Learned Creating Night Sky Photography Panoramas
Shooting a panorama is not as easy as your iPhone makes it. There’s panorama equipment and with night sky photographs, there are exposure limits due to the Earth’s movement. Read more to find out how I captured this photo from the beach in Wildwood, NJ.
M13: Third Time’s the Charm
M13 or The Great Hercules Cluster is the most well-known globular cluster in the universe. I like it so much, this was my 3rd time doing it!
The Orion Nebula M42 & Pixinsight Walkthrough
I’ve been doing astrophotography for 2 years now and although I’ve tried shooting the Orion Nebula before, I never fully produced an image until now. It’s one of the most popular targets, a favorite of beginners, and ironically complicated to shoot and process!
Jellyfish Nebula IC 443
The Jellyfish Nebula IC 443 is fun to photograph wide field because of its surrounding environment, specifically, the cloud that looks like it’s coming out of its head. I shot this for 10 hours and used some fun techniques in Pixinsight. These techniques included layering my Ha as a luminance layer over the RGB image and using morphological transformation to reduce the noisy star field from my under-sampled setup.