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2010

M27 - Season opening test shot

20:45 16/8/2010 UTC: First night out after summer break. First night out I usually just test everything is still worki...  [Read More]

M13 - The Great Hercules Cluster

23:07 19/4/2010 UTC: After premature end with M106 I had a short opportunity to continue imaging before dawn. I could ...  [Read More]

M106 Revisited

20:10 19/4/2010 UTC: I was in Artjärvi to try this again in a dark site. Unfortunately my exposures were cut shor...  [Read More]

M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

20:05 18/4/2010 UTC: This beautiful galaxy was up high in the sky and weather was exceptionally good. This time I put ...  [Read More]

M106 LRGB

19:10 12/4/2010 UTC: This is my very first try at LRGB imaging. I finally got Nebulosity to understand SX wheel via AS...  [Read More]

IC410 - The Tadpoles Ha:OIII

18:11 23/3/2010 UTC: Not the best conditions for OIII imaging. Moon high up and random thin clouds hovering all over t...  [Read More]

IC410 - The Tadpoles in Ha

18:10 17/3/2010 UTC: Spring sky is pretty much void in emission nebulae, but this nice complex in Auriga is still well...  [Read More]

M81 Group and Integrated Flux Nebula

18:03 12/3/2010 UTC: Most of the Nebulae are illuminated by only one or just few stars. Integrated Flux Nebula is a la...  [Read More]

M42 - The Orion Nebula

17:32 7/3/2010 UTC: Long time no see - stars! It's been like four months since I've done imaging. Weather has been ve...  [Read More]

2009

The California Nebula project continues

17:36 22/11/2009 UTC: Finally after almost a month sky cleared again and what a night! SQM gave almost record readings ...  [Read More]

The California Nebula

20:10 29/10/2009 UTC: After a long cloudy and rainy period we finally got some nice weather (and moon of course). I had...  [Read More]

Milky Way over Arezzo

19:02 17/9/2009 UTC: Greetings from Italy! I've always kept imaging Milky Way a difficult challenge. To get a perfect ...  [Read More]

The Heart Nebula Project

18:55 7/9/2009 UTC: Finally I got some time and clear sky to do SII and OIII exposures to this. Moon was nearly full...  [Read More]

Star Trails Around Pole

20:10 24/8/2009 UTC: I've always wanted to take these star trail images, but for some reason I haven't done so during...  [Read More]

The Heart Nebula Project

19:51 24/8/2009 UTC: I started my next project with H-alpha. This time my target is a nice nebula IC1805 commonly know...  [Read More]

The North America Nebula

20:10 21/8/2009 UTC: Finally got my H-alpha filter and immediately had clear night to finish this project. Now totalli...  [Read More]

The North America Project SII

20:13 19/8/2009 UTC: Clear sky allowed me to continue this project with SII data. Clouds disturbed the session a bit, ...  [Read More]

The North America Project OIII

20:13 15/8/2009 UTC: I started my first astroimaging project for this season last night. The conditions were superb, s...  [Read More]

M27 - The Dumbbell in OIII

20:37 9/8/2009 UTC: I continued to fine tune the system with M27 using OIII filter. I am getting pretty sharp results...  [Read More]

M51 - The Whirpool Galaxy

20:11 15/4/2009 UTC: What a spectacular conditions. SQM read almost 22 and sky was pristine and seeing was very good....  [Read More]

Spring Galaxies

20:08 31/3/2009 UTC: I was privileged to have my camera attached for the first astroimaging test with a monster teles...  [Read More]

NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy

18:55 27/3/2009 UTC: The Needle, which is also known as The Flying Saucer Galaxy, is a very attractive spiral galaxy...  [Read More]

M51 - The Whirpool Galaxy

19:43 26/3/2009 UTC: We have now clear nights after each other several days in a row now. This time I decided to imag...  [Read More]

M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

19:10 26/3/2009 UTC: M101 is a very nice photogenic spiral galaxy in Ursa Major. The galaxy is positioned face-on and ...  [Read More]

Leo Triplet

18:26 19/3/2009 UTC: Leo Triplet is a photogenic group of galaxies in the constellation Leo. This group is also known ...  [Read More]

IC410 and The Tadpoles in color

17:26 8/3/2009 UTC: IC410 is a HII region in Auriga. This interesting nebula and open cluster hosts two interesting n...  [Read More]

First light - IC410

20:26 7/3/2009 UTC: Atik 4000LE First Light! Weather was awful and I had some serious hassle with my gear. First of a...  [Read More]

M42 - The Orion Nebula

21:01 9/1/2009 UTC: Very cold night. I haven't been out imaging in such a cold weather yet. Usually I don't take my g...  [Read More]

2008

• Horsehead and The Flame Nebula @ 20:52 27/12/2008 UTC
• M45 - The Pleiads @ 21:02 29/9/2008 UTC
• M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy @ 23:46 26/9/2008 UTC
• IC5070 - The Pelican Nebula (SII:Ha:OIII) @ 18:40 22/9/2008 UTC
• IC5070 - The Pelican Nebula (Ha:OIII:OIII) @ 18:39 5/9/2008 UTC
• IC5070 - The Pelican Nebula (Ha) @ 19:43 4/9/2008 UTC
• DWB111 - The Propeller Nebula @ 19:52 29/8/2008 UTC
• Nebulosity around Sadr @ 20:09 22/8/2008 UTC
• IC5146 - Cocoon Nebula @ 21:32 11/8/2008 UTC
• Partial Solar Eclipse @ 09:52 1/8/2008 UTC

2007

• Comet 17P/Holmes @ 16:05 1/11/2007 UTC
• Narrowband Cygnus @ 16:41 20/10/2007 UTC
• Cygnus Nebulae in Ha @ 19:31 9/9/2007 UTC
• M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy @ 20:01 6/9/2007 UTC
• NG6960 - Western Veil (Narrowband) @ 19:38 15/8/2007 UTC
• NG6960 - Western Veil (Ha:OIII:OIII) @ 20:41 11/8/2007 UTC
• NG6960 - Western Veil (H-alpha) @ 20:57 9/8/2007 UTC
• NGC7000 - The North America Nebula (Narrowband) @ 20:49 7/8/2007 UTC
• AR10960 @ 07:41 5/6/2007 UTC
• Markarian's Chain and The Galactic Face @ 21:26 14/4/2007 UTC
• M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy @ 22:50 13/4/2007 UTC
• M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy @ 20:01 8/4/2007 UTC
• Leo Triplet @ 20:04 24/3/2007 UTC
• Saturn @ 19:09 24/3/2007 UTC
• Posidonius @ 18:46 24/3/2007 UTC
• Theophilus @ 18:28 24/3/2007 UTC
• M81 Group @ 19:25 14/3/2007 UTC
• Leo Triplet @ 18:54 13/3/2007 UTC
• Saturn @ 21:42 11/3/2007 UTC
• Horsehead and the Flame (Ha:OIII:OIII) @ 17:39 16/1/2007 UTC

2006

• Rosette Nebula (Ha:sG:OIII) @ 18:49 28/12/2006 UTC
• Rosette Nebula (Ha:sG:OIII) @ 19:11 22/12/2006 UTC
• M42 - The Orion Nebula (Ha:OIII) @ 19:43 15/12/2006 UTC
• M42 - The Orion Nebula (H-alpha) @ 20:52 27/11/2006 UTC
• M45 - The Pleiades @ 19:00 27/11/2006 UTC
• IC1805/Sh2-190 - The Heart Nebula (HaRGB) @ 17:25 8/11/2006 UTC
• IC1805/Sh2-190 - The Heart Nebula (H-alpha) @ 17:22 29/10/2006 UTC
• Comet C/2004 M4 (SWAN) @ 16:45 29/10/2006 UTC
• The Double Cluster @ 17:40 18/10/2006 UTC
• M81 Group @ 18:39 22/9/2006 UTC
• NGC6992 - The Eastern Veil @ 18:36 23/9/2006 UTC
• M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy @ 18:52 16/9/2006 UTC
• M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy (HaRGB) @ 18:42 15/9/2006 UTC
• IC1396/vdB142 - The Elephants Trunk (H-alfa) @ 19:01 12/9/2006 UTC
• IC1318 - The Butterfly Nebula (HaRGB) @ 19:08 10/9/2006 UTC
• NGC7000 - The North America Nebula (HaRGB) @ 21:59 6/9/2006 UTC
• NGC7000 - The North America Nebula (H-alpha) @ 19:53 1/9/2006 UTC
• NGC6960/6979 - The Western Veil Nebula and Pickering's Triangle @ 20:10 29/8/2006 UTC
• NGC6960 - The Veil Nebula @ 20:58 26/8/2006 UTC
• AR10940 @ 14:42 11/8/2006 UTC
• NGC7000 - The North America Nebula @ 21:18 7/8/2006 UTC
• Albireo @ 21:33 31/7/2006 UTC
• M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula @ 22:02 29/7/2006 UTC
• M57 - The Ring Nebula @ 22:22 25/7/2006 UTC
• Jupiter @ 21:02 10/6/2006 UTC
• Jupiter @ 20:22 7/5/2006 UTC
• Copernicus @ 20:00 7/5/2006 UTC
• Rupes Recta @ 19:47 7/5/2006 UTC
• 73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 @ 20:58 27/4/2006 UTC
• 73P-C/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 @ 20:10 24/4/2006 UTC
• The Leo Triplet @ 22:34 22/4/2006 UTC
• The Leo Triplet @ 22:52 21/4/2006 UTC
• NGC7000 - North America Nebula @ 23:07 19/4/2006 UTC
• Hydrogen Alpha Sun @ 09:08 6/4/2006 UTC
• M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy @ 19:34 26/3/2006 UTC
• IC443 @ 18:44 22/3/2006 UTC
• Rosette Nebula @ 18:01 17/3/2006 UTC
• Saturn @ 17:48 13/3/2006 UTC
• Comet C/2006 A1 Pojmanski @ 03:15 13/3/2006 UTC
• M42 - The Orion Nebula @ 19:26 10/3/2006 UTC
• M100 and SN2006X @ 22:26 25/2/2006 UTC
• M100 Widefield @ 22:26 25/2/2006 UTC
• Hydrogen Alpha Sun @ 10:39 17/2/2006 UTC
• Solar Prominence @ 07:20 17/2/2006 UTC
• M42 - The Orion Nebula @ 20:07 14/2/2006 UTC
• Saturn @ 19:56 30/1/2006 UTC
• Horsehead and Flame Nebulae @ 21:52 30/1/2006 UTC
• Moon and Mars @ 19:44 8/1/2006 UTC
• Arzachel @ 19:25 8/1/2006 UTC
• Plato @ 19:28 8/1/2006 UTC
• Erastosthenes @ 19:19 8/1/2006 UTC

2005

• Aristarchus @ 20:28 13/12/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 18:01 3/12/2005 UTC
• Phobos and Deimos @ 19:30 16/11/2005 UTC
• M81 and M82 @ 19:24 21/11/2005 UTC
• Saturn @ 04:33 19/11/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 18:36 16/11/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 21:40 1/11/2005 UTC
• M52 and The Bubble Nebula @ 20:08 1/11/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 21:30 24/10/2005 UTC
• M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy @ 19:33 24/10/2005 UTC
• M81 and M82 @ 20:41 24/10/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 03:53 23/10/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 19:52 18/10/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 21:15 12/10/2005 UTC
• NGC6960 - The Western Veil @ 19:43 9/10/2005 UTC
• M42 - The Orion Nebula @ 01:44 9/10/2005 UTC
• Saturn @ 02:53 9/10/2005 UTC
• M45 - The Pleiades @ 22:08 4/10/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 21:42 4/10/2005 UTC
• M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy @ 20:26 4/10/2005 UTC
• Partial Solar Eclipse @ 08:50 3/10/2005 UTC
• M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy @ 19:02 30/9/2005 UTC
• M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula @ 17:44 30/9/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 23:45 24/9/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 00:52 23/9/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 23:53 22/9/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 22:25 19/9/2005 UTC
• Geminus @ 21:32 19/9/2005 UTC
• Langrenus @ 21:17 19/9/2005 UTC
• M92 @ 19:34 16/9/2005 UTC
• M13 - The Great Hercules Cluster @ 19:06 16/9/2005 UTC
• M15 @ 21:33 11/9/2005 UTC
• NGC6960 - The Western Veil @ 20:13 9/9/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 00:24 31/8/2005 UTC
• Cygnus Widefield @ 22:23 30/8/2005 UTC
• M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy @ 23:42 30/8/2005 UTC
• The Double Cluster @ 21:24 19/8/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 23:04 17/8/2005 UTC
• M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy @ 20:53 17/8/2005 UTC
• M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy @ 21:43 8/8/2005 UTC
• Cygnus Widefield @ 21:22 3/8/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 23:36 3/8/2005 UTC
• Mars @ 23:46 28/7/2005 UTC
• AR10786 @ 06:01 9/7/2005 UTC
• AR10786 @ 14:05 8/7/2005 UTC
• AR10786 @ 14:37 7/7/2005 UTC
• AR10779 @ 07:52 19/6/2005 UTC
• AR10756 @ 07:17 7/5/2005 UTC
• AR10756 @ 05:09 5/5/2005 UTC
• Jupiter @ 20:40 3/4/2005 UTC
• M44 - The Beehive Cluster @ 19:20 31/3/2005 UTC
• Orion Widefield @ 18:18 26/3/2005 UTC
• Copernicus @ 19:06 20/3/2005 UTC
• Rupes Recta @ 18:35 19/3/2005 UTC
• Clavius @ 18:28 19/3/2005 UTC
• Saturn @ 20:17 2/3/2005 UTC
• NGC2392 - Eskimo Nebula @ 19:58 11/2/2005 UTC
• Saturn @ 19:24 11/2/2005 UTC
• Saturn @ 19:33 11/2/2005 UTC
• The Orion Nebula @ 20:10 15/1/2005 UTC
• Comet Machholz @ 18:50 11/1/2005 UTC

2004

• Saturn @ 21:44 12/12/2004 UTC
• Saturn and moons @ 21:24 12/12/2004 UTC
• Saturn in IR and Visible light @ 21:38 11/12/2004 UTC
• Copernicus @ 18:36 21/11/2004 UTC
• Saturn @ 04:46 17/11/2004 UTC
• Theophilus @ 21:49 1/11/2004 UTC
• Saturn @ 02:37 12/10/2004 UTC
• M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula @ 18:18 10/10/2004 UTC
• M57 with Orion Europa @ 17:30 9/10/2004 UTC
• Langrenus @ 20:25 30/9/2004 UTC
• Petavius @ 20:18 30/9/2004 UTC
• Clavius @ 21:01 4/9/2004 UTC
• AR10649 Back, Again! @ 07:46 4/9/2004 UTC
• M13 Reprocessed in IRIS @ 19:40 24/8/2004 UTC
• M13 - The Great Hercules Cluster @ 19:40 24/8/2004 UTC
• M15 @ 20:15 21/8/2004 UTC
• Double Cluster @ 20:52 14/8/2004 UTC
• AR10649 @ 12:07 14/8/2004 UTC
• M57 - The Ring Nebula @ 23:50 5/8/2004 UTC
• AR10652 Revisited @ 07:10 25/7/2004 UTC
• AR10652 @ 06:24 18/7/2004 UTC
• Venus Transit @ 06:35 8/6/2004 UTC
• Venus Transit @ 06:33 8/6/2004 UTC
• Jupiter @ 19:25 30/4/2004 UTC
• Copernicus @ 17:47 30/4/2004 UTC
• Jupiter @ 18:45 5/4/2004 UTC
• Mare Imbrium Region @ 19:03 28/3/2004 UTC
• Gassendi @ 20:45 2/2/2004 UTC
• Mare Humorum Region @ 20:31 2/2/2004 UTC

2003

• Solar Eclipse @ 03:39 31/5/2003 UTC
• Solar Eclipse @ 03:25 31/5/2003 UTC
• Mercury Transit @ 08:45 7/5/2003 UTC
• Mercury Transit @ 07:54 7/5/2003 UTC
• Copernicus @ 20:14 12/3/2003 UTC
• Theophilus @ 02:00 21/2/2003 UTC
• Jupiter @ 21:20 15/2/2003 UTC
• Sunrise at Copernicus @ 19:50 13/1/2003 UTC
• Copernicus @ 17:15 12/1/2003 UTC
• Theophilus @ 16:15 9/1/2003 UTC

2002

• Jupiter @ 05:15 19/12/2002 UTC
• Saturn @ 20:35 15/12/2002 UTC
• Moon and Jupiter close encounter @ 18:12 26/1/2002 UTC
• Moon and Jupiter close encounter @ 17:29 26/1/2002 UTC