For you the Moon

For you the Moon, a photo by BAKINGSLEY on Flickr.

M31 The andromeda Galaxy - B Kingsley

M31 The andromeda Galaxy - B Kingsley
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

The great galaxy in Andromeda. At a distance of nearly 3 million light years this is the furthest object that can be seen without optical equipment.
It is a huge galaxy containing billions of stars and is not dissimilar to our own galaxy - The Milky Way.
The 2 sattelite galaxies M32 and NGC 205 can be seen also.
A little over 7 hours exposure time for this image over 3 nights.
Imaged through 10 inch Newtonian telescope and 80 mm refractor using a modified canon eos 1000d and light pollution filter.

The North American and Pelican nebula

The North American and Pelican nebula
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

An ambitious project to capture such a wide field of space with a three frame mosaic.
Made using an 80 mm apo telescope.
Canon eos 1000d. 10 frames per panel - total 30 frames aligned stacked and mosaiced. Total exposure time 1hr 30 minutes.

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For you the Moon

For you the Moon
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

I have recently been involved in a succesfull World Record attempt - the largest ground based image of the Moon ever taken.
This was a monumental effort by a whole team to create a massive lunar mosaic and all proceeds from sales of this image are going to charity ( The Cystic Fybrosis Trust).
The resulting image can be seen here - www.lunarworldrecord.com/index.php
Thanks for looking !

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