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    • The Twin Quasar
    • Cygnus Loop widefield
    • The Squid Nebula | Ou4
    • Central Cygnus
    • Markarian’s Chain
    • The Moon: Golden Handle
    • Quasar J08570+1534
    • The Leo Triplet | NGC 3628, M65, M66
    • Quasar PSS J1058+1245
    • The Moon: Lunar X and Lunar V
    • The Heart & Soul Nebulae | IC 1805 / IC 1848
    • Quasar APM 08279+5255
    • Messier 3
    • Blazar S5 0014+81
    • The Bode and Cigar galaxies | M81 & M82
    • The Moon
    • The Pacman Nebula | NGC 281
    • The Double Cluster | NGC 869 & NGC 884
    • WR 134
    • The Bat Nebula | NGC 6995
    • Pickering’s Triangle
    • The Pelican Nebula | IC 5070
    • The Lion Nebula | Sh2-132
    • M106
    • The Seahorse Nebula | Barnard 150
    • The Whirlpool Galaxy | M51
    • The Beehive Cluster | M44
    • The Jellyfish Nebula | IC 443
    • The California Nebula | NGC 1499
    • The Triangulum Galaxy | M33
    • The Clamshell Nebula | Sh2-119
    • The Wizard Nebula | NGC 7380
    • The Iris Nebula | NGC 7023
    • B161 & LDN 1121
    • The Coma Cluster | Abell 1656
    • The Ghost of Cassiopeia | IC 63 & IC 59
    • The Flaming Star Nebula | IC 405
    • The Rotten Fish Nebula | LDN 1251
    • The Cygnus Wall | NGC 7000
    • The Butterfly Nebula | IC 1318
    • Hercules Globular Cluster | M13
    • The Pinwheel Galaxy | M101
    • NGC 7822
    • The Orion Nebula | M42
    • Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
    • The Soul Nebula | IC 1848
    • The Heart Nebula | IC 1805
    • The Andromeda Galaxy | M31
    • The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
    • The Flying Bat & Squid Nebulae | Sh2-129 & Ou4
    • The Crescent Nebula | NGC 6888
    • The Lobster Claw Nebula | Sh2-157
    • The Shark Nebula | LDN 1235
    • The Pleiades | M45
    • The Cave Nebula | Sh2-155
    • The Cygnus Loop
    • The Rosette Nebula | NGC 2244
    • Star Trails
    • Asteroid Vesta
    • Nova Cas 2021
  • Learn
    • Beginner guides
      • Deep-sky astrophotography: an overview for beginners
      • Take your first astrophoto
      • Get started with a smart telescope
      • Build your first widefield rig
      • Getting started with longer focal lengths
      • Process your first astrophotos
      • Targets for every season
    • Articles
      • Five years of Urban Astrophotography
      • PixInsight pre-processing guide for astrophotography
      • PixInsight IntegerResample guide: when to bin your astrophotography data
      • Guide: “Which filter should I use with my OSC camera?”
      • ZWO RMA guide: sending a camera from the UK to China for repair
      • Seestar for public outreach: star party astronomy guide
      • ASIAIR guide: how to frame custom astrophotography targets
      • Astrophotography reprocessing bonanza: before and after results (2022)
      • ASIAIR guide: how to power your setup from mains electricity
      • 10 controversial opinions about astrophotography processing and gear
      • DIY flat panel for astrophotography: build your own flats light
      • Top 10 astrophotography upgrades that actually improve results
      • How to get long integration times in astrophotography
      • OSC vs mono astrophotography from a city: which works best?
    • Courses
      • Online Masterclass
      • Stargazing Experience
  • Reviews
    • Review: ASIAIR Mini
    • Review: Svbony SV535 105mm f/2.8 astrograph
    • Review: StellarDrive X 6R PRO mount – DarkFrame Optics
    • Review: Askar M54 off-axis guider (OAG)
    • Review: ZWO ASI 220MM Mini
    • Review: Askar Colour Magic E2 SII/OIII filter – E2 vs D2
    • Review: Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter
    • Review: ZWO Seestar S50 smart telescope
    • Review: BlurXTerminator for astrophotography
    • Review: Askar Colour Magic D1 & D2 dualband filters (Hα/OIII & SII/OIII)
    • Review: The Astrophotography Planner – Custom Digital Edition
    • Review: Askar 130PHQ telescope
    • Review: William Optics 50mm guidescope – 1.25″ ROTO Lock
    • Dualband filter shootout for astrophotography: L-eXtreme vs L-Ultimate vs Colour Magic 6nm
    • Review: Eagle Image Stacker software
    • Review: PixInsight astrophotography software
    • Review: ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
    • Review: William Optics 32mm slide-base UniGuide scope
    • Review: Askar FRA400 f/5.6 quintuplet APO astrograph
    • Review: ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro
    • Review: Cygnus Astro telescope cover
    • Review: ASIAIR Plus astrophotography controller
    • Light pollution filter shootout: IDAS LPS D1 vs P3 vs D3
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Category: Broadband

The Andromeda Galaxy photographed from Bristol with an Askar 130PHQ telescope
Cat Links Askar FRA400, Broadband, Galaxy, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO, Autumn, Askar 130PHQ, Targets

The Andromeda Galaxy | M31

Posted on November 14, 2026November 14, 2026 Lee

Four years after photographing the Andromeda Galaxy from my Bristol back garden, I went back to the same 10 hours of data for a fresh edit. Compare the two versions, watch my PixInsight walkthrough and see if you can spot the star that changed the Universe. … View articleThe Andromeda Galaxy | M31

Cat Links Targets, Summer, Broadband, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO, Askar 130PHQ, Optolong L-Quad Enhance

The Twin Quasar

Posted on October 30, 2026November 4, 2026 Lee

The Twin Quasar is one distant quasar seen twice through gravitational lensing. See my five-hour photograph from central Bristol and explore the science behind it. … View articleThe Twin Quasar

Markarian's Chain
Cat Links Askar 130PHQ, Optolong L-Quad Enhance, Seestar S50, Targets, Askar FRA400, Spring, Broadband, Galaxy, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO

Markarian’s Chain

Posted on September 8, 2026November 14, 2026 Lee

View articleMarkarian’s Chain

The field containing quasar J08570+1534
Cat Links Targets, Spring, Broadband, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO, Askar 130PHQ, Optolong L-Quad Enhance, Seestar S50

Quasar J08570+1534

Posted on July 17, 2026November 14, 2026 Lee

View articleQuasar J08570+1534

The Leo Triplet (NGC 3628, M65, M66)
Cat Links Targets, Spring, Broadband, Galaxy, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO, Askar 130PHQ, Optolong L-Quad Enhance, Seestar S50

The Leo Triplet | NGC 3628, M65, M66

Posted on April 28, 2026November 14, 2026 Lee

View articleThe Leo Triplet | NGC 3628, M65, M66

The Lunar X and Lunar V features on the Moon
Cat Links Targets, Spring, Broadband, Moon, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO, Askar 130PHQ

The Moon: Lunar X and Lunar V

Posted on April 18, 2026November 3, 2026 Lee

View articleThe Moon: Lunar X and Lunar V

The field containing quasar APM 08279+5255
Cat Links Winter, Spring, Broadband, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO, Askar 130PHQ, Optolong L-Quad Enhance, Targets

Quasar APM 08279+5255

Posted on March 22, 2026November 14, 2026 Lee

View articleQuasar APM 08279+5255

The globular star cluster Messier 3
Cat Links Targets, Askar FRA400, Spring, Broadband, Globular cluster, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO, Askar 130PHQ, Optolong L-Quad Enhance, Seestar S50

Messier 3

Posted on March 18, 2026November 14, 2026 Lee

View articleMessier 3

S5 0014+81 labelled, photographed from a city
Cat Links Targets, Winter, Spring, Broadband, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO, Askar 130PHQ

Blazar S5 0014+81

Posted on March 3, 2026November 14, 2026 Lee

View articleBlazar S5 0014+81

Close-crop of Bode's Galaxy, M81, photographed using an Askar 130PHQ telescope from city
Cat Links Spring, Broadband, Galaxy, ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO, Askar 130PHQ, Targets, Askar FRA400

The Bode and Cigar galaxies | M81 & M82

Posted on February 23, 2026November 14, 2026 Lee

View articleThe Bode and Cigar galaxies | M81 & M82

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