albireo

The beautiful double star in the constellation of cygnus shot from south-east spain on a canon 400d with william optics zenithstar 66 (and x 0.8 reducer). This shot was...

albireo

fly me to the moon

this was just luck. taken with the canon 400d through the william optics zenithstar 66 with 0.8 field reducer (ISO 100, shutter speed 1/160 sec) from la azhoia,...

fly me to the moon

galilean moons of jupiter

the galilean moons of jupiter. shot with the canon 400d through a william optics zenithstar 66 from la azohia on the south east coast of spain. the first...

galilean moons of jupiter

waxing crescent

shot from cape ealing on 10 feb 08 using the canon 400d and william optics zenithstar 66 (with 0.8 focal field reducer). Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec, ISO Speed 200....

waxing crescent
the plough from the atlas mountains

the plough from the atlas mountains

taken from the roof of a fantastic hotel in the atlas mountains – the kashbah du toubkal – at around (1800 m) at the foot of Jbel Toubkal (highest peak in North Africa). this was shot on 35mm film using a canon 350. . no telescope. no mount. film: ISO 200. 20 second exposures. f5.4. manfrotto tripod.

galilean moons of jupiter

galilean moons of jupiter

the galilean moons of jupiter. shot with the canon 400d through a william optics zenithstar 66 from la azohia on the south east coast of spain. the first shot was at ISO 800 and shutter speed 0.8 seconds which created a ‘white-out’ effect so the moons are easier to see […]

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waxing gibbous from the gambia

waxing gibbous from the gambia

These shots were taken in The Gambia with Stephen Bidwell. He is the resident astronomer at the Hotel Kairaba – a beautiful 5 star hotel on the west coast of Africa (so it beats a garden in ealing!). You can see him and […]

waxing crescent

waxing crescent

shot from cape ealing on 10 feb 08 using the canon 400d and william optics zenithstar 66 (with 0.8 focal field reducer). Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec, ISO Speed 200. in the third shot (at 200% zoom), the circular basin is the Mare Crisium (the sea of crises). it’s about […]

a very optimistic jupiter

a very optimistic jupiter

I think a proper shot of jupiter is impossible with this setup (canon 400d and zenithstar 66 on a manfrotto tripod) – at least that’s what I consoled myself with. This was the best I could manage after hours of trying. No […]