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albireo

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 a complete fluke. […]

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 […]

moon series

moon series

All through zs66 on 20 Aug 08. 10 mins between first two then five to last.
then shown at 100pc size. not zoom just real size.
003 Shooting Date/Time 20/08/2007 21:03:47 Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/160Sec. ISO Speed 100

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 […]

polaris - 2 minute exposure from la azohia

polaris – 2 minute exposure from la azohia

no tracking mount on holiday so a straight 2 minute exposure of the only bit of the sky that wouldn’t move too much during that time – polaris. the second shot shows the ‘engagement ring’ – the semi-circles of stars to […]