Centaurus A – a Rádió Galaxis My image shows grand design spiral galaxy Messier 81. At first sight it seems to be a quite plane, not well detailed galaxy lacking contrast, so I decided to photograph this subject as detailed and deep as possible. For this I made luminance layer with a small pixelled monochrome […]
Iris nebula – NGC7023
Iris nebula is en emblematic deep sky object in constellation Cepheus. It is a 6 light years wide dust cloud lit by a bright star sitting in the cloud. The nest around the star is very bright and well detailed, but the outer parts of the nebula is rather dark. It is always a challenge […]
Carina nebula
The Carina Nebula is perhaps one of the most famous deep sky objects in the Southern Hemisphere. Of course, it also topped my sighting list in 2018 when I was in Namibia. Because the area was densely covered with stars and because it consisted largely of emission nebulae, I decided to use a UHC filter. […]
Messier 101
The M101 galaxy is a popular target for all astrophotographers from beginners to the most experienced. It is relatively bright, so it quickly gives you a sense of success, but with a little more care, you can mine out dark, faint parts from the background. Its detailed, dust-striped core region also provides many opportunities, as […]
EDRO III shipwreck
The picture shows the birdcage of the cargo ship EDRO III. This rusty shipwreck off the coast of Cyprus has been witnessing for nearly ten years as the Milky Way stars fall below the horizon. For a few more decades, the ship’s body will be completely devoured by nature, while the stars are still making […]