As the next generation of dualband filters hit the market, let’s test two of the latest against the most popular
Continue readingDualband Filter Shootout: L-eXtreme vs L-Ultimate vs Colour Magic 6nm
Version 2: 20 October 2022 It’s been a busy few months at the Urban Astrophotography HQ. I’ve upgraded a lot
Around 2000 light-years from Earth is the Flying Bat Nebula (Sh2-129), seen here as a huge cloud of red hydrogen
The brightest part of this image is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), around 5000 light-years from Earth. It was formed
The Lobster Claw Nebula is large cosmic cloud around 11,000 light-years away. It’s mostly made from hydrogen, with some oxygen
The Shark Nebula (LDN 1235) is a cloud of interstellar gas and dust spanning 15 light-years head-to-tail. It’s incredibly faint,
Located 31 million light-years from Earth, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is gravitationally connected to another, smaller galaxy, leading to a
A pair of star clusters around 7500 light-years from Earth, but only a few hundred from each other. I’ve been
The Jellyfish Nebula is the remains of a high-mass star that exploded as a supernova sometime between 3000 and 30,000
The Pleiades (M45) is a cluster of hot, young stars 444 light-years from Earth. The stars are passing through a
