Lagoon Nebula M8 captured with a 4 in refractor at 565 mm focal length, an ASI 533MC cooled astronomy camera, dual band H-alpha and O-III filter, with an ASI 174MM guide camera. This is the brightest deep-sky object in the Milky Way region, in the part of the sky where you can also find the … Continue reading Lagoon Nebula M8
I have come across a Tamron SP 70 to 210 mm zoom lens which I plan to use for taking wide-field images. I used a DIY adapter to attach the lens to an astronomy camera. I took images at various focal lengths (70 mm, 135 mm, 160 mm, and 210 mm) and found out that … Continue reading Lagoon and Trifid Nebula
Eagle Nebula M16 captured with a Vixen R114 reflector, an ASI 533MC cooled astronomy camera, dual band H-alpha and O-III filter, with an ASI 174MM guide camera on a 60 mm guide scope. This is one of the bright deep-sky objects in the Milky Way region, in the part of the sky where you can … Continue reading Eagle Nebula M16
I have performed filter modifications on a number of DSLR cameras (Canon 450D, 700D, 1200D, 500D, 1000D, 1100D, Nikon D3100, and Fuji X-A1) for me and my colleagues. It involves the removal of the stock UV-IR filter, making the camera more sensitive to H-alpha wavelengths. This modification is helpful only when shooting targets with H-alpha … Continue reading DIY DSLR Filter Modification
Night Sky in Focus 