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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LUNAR SCAPE - B KINGSLEY

LUNAR SCAPE - B KINGSLEY
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

The Moons central region. One of my early Lunar Mosaics currently proudly displayed at the home of Sir Patrick Moore who continues to be an inspiration to me and amatuer astronomy worldwide.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUntIUOZ9IA
Best large and on black.

ATONEMENT

ATONEMENT
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

2009-04-26 127

2009-04-26 127
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

The Moon , Mercury , and The Pleides star cluster. Captured on April 26th 2009 with a Canon 1000d and a Sigma 300mm lens. 3 second exposure just after sunset.

SPITFIRE

SPITFIRE
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

Spotted flying over the garden. Awesome machine !

2009-04-02 MAUROLYCUS AND STOFLER - B KINGSLEY

2009-04-02 MAUROLYCUS AND STOFLER - B KINGSLEY
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

Latest moon work. Part of a large mosaic image.

M45 B KINGSLEY

M45 B KINGSLEY
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

The Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

As the winter skies bid us farewell - a last look at the sword of Orion. Now the spring - full of galaxies !

Typically cloudy when you dont need it to be. Was hoping to see Saturn last nite and watch the transit of the moons. Wasnt to be with blanket cloud stopping play !

Here's a recent image of the crater Deslandres. The conditions were far from perfect but the result came out well.

One thing that strikes me about this crater is the different shades in the basalt lava on the crater floor.

this image was made of approximately 15000 frames stacked together and is definately my best to date of this crater ¬!

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Click on the link below to Maidenhead astro's website to find out more about whats on in the sky !!!

Ok its cloudy today but hoping that it clears for later. There is a rare occasion tonight to see four moons of Saturn crossing infront of the disk.
I,m off to Sir patrick moore's to hopefully view this celestial event.
Good luck if your going to observe this and heres hoping for a clear sky !!

The great globular cluster M13 in the constellation of Hercules. Inhabitants here would have a sky full of Suns ! Some would be bathed in perpetual light !

I believe that in the future our species will travel to the stars.

I also believe that it is important to look where you are going !