High Resolution Deep Space Images
I bought my first telescope as a child at the age of 13 and began experimenting with astrophotography a year later. In the early 70’s images were taken with black and white film, 400 ASA Tri-X pan was the emulsion of choice and everything was developed in a darkroom I shared with two other friends in a parents basement. It has come along way in the past 50+ years.
Nebulae
The beautiful clouds of gas and dust that reside in our own galaxy and the nearby Magellanic Clouds. These images often require over 20 hours of work to produce, some taking multiple years to collect the required light.
The galaxies that I image lie at vast distances from our planet. All of the stars that we see, studded in the sky at night lie within our own galaxy. What resides beyond are billions of other galaxies, most larger than our own with each one holding its own vast array of nebulae, clusters, stars and planets.
Galaxies
Star Clusters
While our own star is a solitary star, many stars are binary pairs and in some cases like our neighbour, part of a three star system. But there are also clusters of vast amounts of stars. Some are open clusters such as the well known pleaides while others are stunning globular clusters shining like a jewel in a dark velvet sky.
Equipment
Find out how I manage to take these images and learn about the range of equipment and processes I use to capture these images.
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are
not. Both are equally terrifying.
Arthur C Clarke