Optolong L-Ultimate astrophotography gallery
Photographs made using the Optolong L-Ultimate from central Bristol. Many combine data from other filters too; each target page explains what went into the image.
Read my dualband filter comparisonDeep space from Bristol, and a closer look at the Moon. Explore photographs by subject, equipment, or capture year.
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10 of 10 targets
Emission Nebula
The Cygnus Wall
NGC 7000130PHQExplore target →
Supernova Remnant
The Bat Nebula
NGC 6995 Veil130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Heart & Soul Nebulae
IC 1805 IC 1848 Double Cluster NGC 869 NGC 884SV535Explore target →
Emission Nebula
Central Cygnus
Sadr NGC 6888 M29 IC 1311 Tulip Soap BubbleSV535Explore target →
Dark Nebula
B161 & LDN 1121
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Emission Nebula
NGC 7822
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Supernova Remnant
Pickering's Triangle
NGC 6979130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Butterfly Nebula
IC 1318130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The California Nebula
NGC 1499130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Clamshell Nebula
Sh2-119130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
IC 1396A130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Flaming Star Nebula
IC 405130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Ghost of Cassiopeia
IC 63 & IC 59130PHQExplore target →
Supernova Remnant
The Jellyfish Nebula
IC 443130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Lion Nebula
Sh2-132130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Orion Nebula
M42130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Pacman Nebula
NGC 281130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Pelican Nebula
IC 5070130PHQExplore target →
Galaxy
The Pinwheel Galaxy
M101130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Soul Nebula
IC 1848130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
The Wizard Nebula
NGC 7380130PHQExplore target →
Emission Nebula
WR 134
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Explore the full collection of photographs and the story behind each target.
- Asteroid Vesta
- B161 & LDN 1121
- Blazar S5 0014+81
- Central Cygnus
- Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
- Hercules Globular Cluster
- M106
- Markarian’s Chain
- Messier 3
- NGC 7822
- Nova Cas 2021
- Pickering’s Triangle
- Quasar APM 08279+5255
- Quasar J08570+1534
- Quasar PSS J1058+1245
- Star Trails
- The Andromeda Galaxy
- The Bat Nebula
- The Beehive Cluster
- The Bode and Cigar galaxies
- The Butterfly Nebula
- The California Nebula
- The Cave Nebula
- The Clamshell Nebula
- The Coma Cluster
- The Crescent Nebula
- The Cygnus Loop
- The Cygnus Wall
- The Double Cluster
- The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
- The Flaming Star Nebula
- The Flying Bat & Squid Nebulae
- The Ghost of Cassiopeia
- The Heart & Soul Nebulae
- The Heart Nebula
- The Iris Nebula
- The Jellyfish Nebula
- The Leo Triplet
- The Lion Nebula
- The Lobster Claw Nebula
- The Moon
- The Moon: Golden Handle
- The Moon: Lunar X and Lunar V
- The Orion Nebula
- The Pacman Nebula
- The Pelican Nebula
- The Pinwheel Galaxy
- The Pleiades
- The Rosette Nebula
- The Rotten Fish Nebula
- The Seahorse Nebula
- The Shark Nebula
- The Soul Nebula
- The Triangulum Galaxy
- The Whirlpool Galaxy
- The Wizard Nebula
- WR 134